10–12

Get ready to explore the amazing world of archaeology in this exciting and colourful book, written by real-life archaeologist Ruth Hatfield. Dig! is bursting with cool facts and fascinating stories about ancient treasures, lost cities, and the clever tools archaeologists use to uncover secrets from long ago. Readers will learn about the Terracotta Army, Roman heating systems, and even prehistoric head lice (wait a second - did someone say lice?) in a fun and easy-to-understand way.

Welcome to the Touchwood Academy of Magical Thinking! This beautifully designed and illustrated book, takes what could have been a straightforward non-fiction book of home experiments and creates a world of magic and scientific spells.

Sabina’s first few weeks at her new school are nothing to brag about. With no friends, no social life, and no idea where to begin, she starts to wonder if she’ll ever fit in. That is until Sabina discovers she has awakened unexpected psychic powers through her meditation. But she quickly learns that discovering who you are is hard enough without the added pressure of magic.

This quirky, heartwarming story combines the charm of Beatrix Potter and the silliness of Roald Dahl, with a dash of Chris Riddell thrown in for good measure!

Following the success of Griffith’s best-selling Treehouse series, the You and Me series follows a similar cast of characters undertaking madcap adventures. The characters of You and Me are recalling their deepest and darkest adventure involving a Peanut Butter Beast. Along the journey they encounter a talking rock and two talking knuckleheads whilst also finding the time to wander through a mushroom forest and encounter a war between peanuts and mini-beasts! That does not even scratch the surface of the overall content of what lies within the pages – confused? I am not surprised!

Shevolution is a powerful and uplifting book which shines a light on women who found the courage to speak up, stand out, and shape the course of history across an incredible span of 200,000 years.

Pia is passionate about animals and desperately wants to own a pet. However, her recently separated parents won’t even consider it. Determined, Pia finds other ways to bring animals into her life. She bonds with her new neighbour Hari over their shared love of dogs and volunteers to help train his unruly puppy Luna. Training Luna creates a rollicking ruckus, and readers will thoroughly enjoy the comic calamities that follow.

Silver is an apt name for the heroine of this delightful story! Silver is ten years old with an alluring and sparkling personality; she also happens to live on a cruise ship with her mum and her group of grown-up friends. What Silver yearns for is a friend her own age and when she meets Yana, she thinks she’s found the perfect candidate, but the reader can see that Yana is not a nice friend. Silver endures embarrassment and humiliation in her desperate efforts to find a pal, while at the same time trying to track down the thief who’s pinched two fancy watches.

Cecily Sawyer is a spy in training, poring over Little Girl’s Guides to all things espionage and observing the intriguing guests and staff at her parent’s hotel. But when her mother and father mysteriously disappear, will she become the spy she’s always wanted to be? And what’s with all the mice?