Category: 6-11

Kevin and the Blackbirds

Kevin and the Blackbirds

P.J. Lynch

A heartfelt retelling of an ancient Irish tale by a master storyteller, paired with the extraordinary style of an award-winning illustrator. When young Kevin is sent to a monastery to …

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Annie Lumsden, the Girl From the Sea

Annie Lumsden, the Girl from the Sea

A magical story about finding your identity from one of the most acclaimed storytellers of his generation, richly illustrated in full colour by an internationally renowned artist. My mother says …

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Secret Heart

Secret Heart

Joe lives with his mother in Helmouth, a forgotten village crumbling on the edge of the suburbs. His days are spent trying to evade the demands of school and the …

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Mouse Bird Snake Wolf

Mouse Bird Snake Wolf

Dave McKean

The dream team of David Almond and Dave McKean bring us a complete story set in an incomplete world. The gods have created a world – they’ve built mountains, a …

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Kate, the Cat and the Moon

Kate, the Cat and the Moon

Steven Lambert

‘Once, in a shining night, while the moon looked down and the stars glittered in the endless sky, and all the house was lost in dreams… the little girl woke …

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Joe's Dog

Joe’s Dog

Joe has birthday money to spend, and decides a cute dog he’s seen in a pet shop window is the perfect purchase. For some reason, though, the pet shop owner …

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Jackdaw Summer

Jackdaw Summer

Every summer Liam and Max roam the wild countryside of Northumberland – but this year things are different. One hot summer’s day a jackdaw leads the two boys into an …

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Harry Miller's Run

Harry Miller’s Run

“That’s reet, lad! Run! There’s a wolf at your tail! Run for your lovely life!” A joyful, uplifting story of times gone by from the internationally acclaimed author of Skellig, illustrated …

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Counting Stars

Counting Stars

In Counting Stars David Almond tackles the themes common to his work – joy, darkness, love, death and identity – with exquisite sensitivity and tenderness. David’s childhood in the north of England …

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Clay

With fascination, Davie and his friend Geordie watch the arrival of a new boy, Stephen Rose, in their town. He seems to have come from nowhere, and when he arrives …

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The Fire Eaters book cover

The Fire Eaters

There he was, below the bridge, half-naked, eyes blazing. He had a pair of burning torches. He ran them back and forth across his skin. He sipped from a bottle, …

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Kit's Wilderness book cover

Kit’s Wilderness

Kit has just moved to Stoneygate with his family, to live with his ageing grandfather who is gradually succumbing to Alzheimer’s Disease. Stoneygate is an insular place, scarred by its …

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