When the audition that Robin thought he aced doesn’t lead to a spot at a prestigious drama school, his sense of self is shattered. A trip to a local drag bar sparks a new dream, but will throwing himself headfirst into a world of makeup, corsets, and high heels be enough to overcome his fear of failure?
What happens when you have a grizzly bear for a dad? You get lots of furry scritches, wet sloppy kisses and never have enough honey to eat – but you do get the biggest and the warmest bear hugs to make up for that. The young narrator in Haddow and Adeola’s picturebook has quite an interesting life with a grizzly bear dad who catches fish with his teeth, runs faster than a bus, climbs tall trees and has the loudest growls.
Noah Moriarty may be the smallest person on this school trip (and a stowaway) but he is about to embark on a huge adventure. After getting stuck in the luggage compartment of the bus for his older sister Eve’s field trip, Noah decides to stay hidden because he will get the day off school. However, the teacher, Mr Merriman, refuses to listen to anything but his GPS and the class soon find themselves stranded on the uninhabited island of Aran Or. They will have to learn to live without WhatsApp and Instagram, likes and comments, and come to appreciate the beauty of nature.
Something wakes Bear up from his long winter’s nap. It’s an itch: an awful, annoying, unbearable itch. And Bear knows the perfect tree to help him scratch it. But when Bear finally gets his turn, there’s another problem: Beaver has cut down his perfect bear-scratching tree for making his dam. Bear is so, so sad. Don’t worry, Bear! Beaver knows lots of other trees, and no matter what it takes, no matter how many problems they encounter, he’ll find a way to scratch that grizzly itch! And maybe Bear will find something even more important.
Calling all parents with Dogman fatigue. Fear not, for Lincoln Peirce’s Max & the Midknights is here to save the day. This zany story of a 10-year-old aspiring knight is a fantastical romp through the Middle Ages.
Probably best known for her innovative Beetleboy series, M.G. Leonard has teamed up with friend and playwright Sam Sedgman to bring us the first in a new mystery series, Adventures on Trains.
Nine years after the events of Eva Ibbotson’s much loved The Secret of Platform 13, the Island of Mist is under attack by Harpies and the witch Odge is on a quest to find the only one who can save them. Unfortunately, she finds the wrong person, Lina, a human girl from Vienna. But one must make do with what one’s got …
Unbeknownst to them or each other, three kids, Zam, Phoebe and Bathsheba, are about to enter a war in a world where magic is banned and the streets are ruled by ruthless tin men, slowly chopping down every tree in the land. At the centre of the conflict is the Forever Tree, and it is up to them to protect it.
Kat Wolfe Investigates is a book about a pre-teen girl who moves to Bluebell Bay with her veterinary-surgeon mother following an attempted robbery on their London home. Dr Wolfe’s new job on England’s Jurassic Coast comes with one condition: they must live in the same cottage as an unfriendly Savannah cat who belonged to the previous owner of the house.
This contemporary narrative of a classic fairy tale favourite not only gives a new look to the story. It turns it on its head and encourages the reader’s right to enter the tale and make it their own.
