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From debut author Tamika Burgess comes the captivating and empowering story of Sicily Jordan—a Black Panamanian fashionista who rocks her braids with pride—who learns to use her voice and take pride in who she is while confronting prejudice in the most unexpected of places.Sicily Jordan’s worst nightmare has come true! She’s been enrolled in a new school, with zero of her friends and stuck wearing a fashion catastrophe of a uniform. But however bad Sicily thought sixth grade was going to be, it only gets worse when she does her class presentation.While all her classmates breezed through theirs, Sicily is bombarded with questions on how she can be both Black and Panamanian. She wants people to understand, but it doesn’t feel like anyone is ready to listen—first at school and then at home. Because when her abuela starts talking mess about her braids, Sicily’s the only one whose heart is being crumpled for a second time. Staying quiet may no longer be an option, but that doesn’t mean Sicily has the words to show the world just what it means to be a proud Black Panamanian either. Even though she hasn’t written in her journal since her abuelo passed, it’s time to pick up her pen again—but will it be enough to prove to herself and everyone else exactly who she is?

She Gets the Girl meets Bottoms in this fun and flirty young adult sapphic rom-com about two teens who want revenge on the flaky popular girl they’re both crushing on.

Katie Piper OBE invites young readers aged 3-5 to join Teeny Mouse in a Christmas adventure that reminds us that the best gift you can ever give to someone is love!

Grab your pencils and get ready for a colouring adventure with a dream team of Barbies!

Join Theo on new adventure at Dragon Towers - the school where everyone has their own dragon best friend!A hilarious new series from the author of the Naughtiest Unicorn - highly illustrated, full of fun and adventure, and starring a dragon with a magical bum. Perfect for readers aged 6 and up.

Perfect for fans Jenny Han and Elle McNicoll. Meet Effie and Aiden,two teenagers who meet at a local coffee shop and decide to fakedate to convince their circle they have what it takes to be ina relationship. But when their fake dates are exposed, will theybe able to convince their friends that they want to date . thistime . for real?

Sage and Oren are sent to investigate rising tensions between witchesand werewolves in the Jura Mountains. After dealing with murder,this case feels tame - punishment for their undeniable connection. But neither expects to find evidence of worse: traces of oldmagic, tortured lost souls and a deadly fog that kills everythingit touches.

Meet Moomintroll and his friends in this reassuring story about a very first night away from home.Moomintroll and his friend Sniff are going to camp out in the treehouse overnight. It'll be their very first sleepover and the two friends are excited! But when night falls, they discover that they miss their cosy home. Will it take something spectacular to reassure Moomin and Sniff that sleeping somewhere new can be a great adventure after all?With gorgeous illustrations and a soothing story, this latest addition to the My First Moomin series is the perfect book for talking to little ones about spending a night away from home.Discover more marvellous Moomin stories:My First Moomin: Goodnight MoominMy First Moomin: Best FriendsMy First Moomin: Be Brave, MoominMoomin's First 100 Words: A lift-the-flap bookMoomin: The Very BIG Moominhouse Lift-the-Flap Book Moomin's Peekaboo Night Night: A Lift-and-FInd Book

A beautiful and lyrical contemporary fairy tale about the power of friendship, courage and hope.

Ty soars as a superhero in this new book in the Geisel Honor–winning series!Join Ty on his imaginative adventures in Ty’s Travels: Super Ty!, a My First I Can Read book by acclaimed author and illustrator team Kelly Starling Lyons and Niña Mata. Imagination, helpfulness, and play are highlighted, making this book perfect for sharing with emerging readers!Ty loves superheroes. He watches them on TV and reads books about them.When he puts on a cape and a mask, he becomes Super Ty! Super Ty flies around helping Momma and others. But even with his super skills he can't solve every problem by himself. That’s what Ty’s super friends are for—like his brother!With simple, rhythmic text and joyful, bright art, this My First series is perfect for shared reading with a child. Books at this level feature basic language, word repetition, and whimsical illustrations, ideal for sharing with emergent readers. The active, engaging stories have appealing plots and lovable characters, encouraging children to continue their reading journey.Don’t miss these other books in the series:·      Ty's Travels: Showtime!·      Ty's Travels: Camp-Out·      Ty's Travels: Lab Magic·      Ty's Travels: Winter Wonderland·      Ty's Travels: Beach Day!·      Ty's Travels: Zip, Zoom!·      Ty’s Travels: A 5-Book Reading Collection

Back to the Future meets K-pop in a laugh-out-loud time-travel adventure for fans of Jenny Pearson and David Solomons.When Skylar and best friend Dana accept a ride in Nana's new tuktuk, they don't expect to travel through time - nor to accidentally kidnap Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh King Tut and turn him into a K-pop sensation! Soon Skylar and Dana are on a whirlwind race through time to put things right before they change history for ever...A hilarious and life-affirming time-travel adventure from the funniest new voice in fiction.

Emily Emerson has the Grimm. A disease nobody wants. Removed to afacility, she becomes property of the state, a pale shadow of herreal self. She meets a boy, Emir, who tells her she's not sick- she's just different. Only by dreaming, he says, can they breakout of the world that's keeping them imprisoned. And perhaps - makea better future . . .

Orla has always been the sidekick, never the hero . Orla can't help but feel left out - she has to earn her pocket money and her responsibilities at home can't just be ignored. Then again, doesn't she deserve to want things for herself? Especially when beautiful and funny drama boy, Cass, starts flirting with her .

A searing look at diet culture and all its ugly consequences, from the talented writer of Influential. Girls like Sydney don't get rejected, because girls like Sydney aren't real .

In the Hive, a monarchy of tomorrow, a young bodyguard awaits execution. Guilty of being alive when her charge lies dead. But theprisoner, Feldspar, has one defender - royal maverick Nico. Togetherthey have three days to question everything Feldspar knows aboutthe world that raised her to discover who the real murderer is.

Jenna Ray was the Love Interest, but now she's the HERO. Unfortunately, as it turns out, having actual superpowers doesn't make life any easier.For starters, being an official superhero means Jenna and Blaze can work together but not be together, no matter how much they are drawn to each other.Jenna knows she can make it work. She can be 'just friends' with Blaze, keep up with the HPA's intensive training, ignore the country clamouring for the return of King Ron and battle world disasters, all while keeping her own power-triggering panic attacks a secret ... She can be the perfect hero.As the pressure builds, what more will Jenna have to give up in order to save the world?

An enemies-to-lovers coffee shop romance, slow-roasted to perfection. Ideal for fans of Jenny Han and Better Than the Movies.Meet River Langston-Lee. In the past 24 hours, he's dumped his girlfriend, walked out of his SATs, and quit his job at his parents' cafe in spectacularly disastrous fashion - even for him.Somehow, he manages to talk his way into a job at a failing Korean cafe, Bingsu for Two. This could be his lucky break - but then he meets grumpy goth Sarang Cho, his new, no-BS co-worker, and she is as determined to make River's life hell as she is to save her family's cafe.After River accidentally uploads a video of his chaotic co-workers to his popular fandom account, the cafe strikes viral fame. The kicker? Their new fans ship River and Sarang, big-time. In order to keep the internet's attention - and the cafe's new paying customers - River and Sarang must pretend that the tension between them is definitely of the romantic variety, not the considering the best way to kill you and hide your body variety.But when Bingsu for Two's newfound success catches the attention of River's ex and his parents' cafe around the corner, he faces a choice: keep letting others control his life or stand up for the place that's become home. And a green-haired girl who's not as heartless as he originally thought . . .

From Catfish Rolling's Clara Kumagai, a second novel full of longing, love and heartbreak, inspired by Puccini's Madame Butterfly.

A group of friends go on an amazing Minecraft adventure to save a friend while also navigating the halls of their new school - the Ironsword Academy!

A major new novel from bestselling author of If I Stay, Gayle FormanOne spring afternoon after school, Amber arrives home on her bike. It's just another perfectly normal day. But when Amber's mom sees her, she screams. Because Amber died seven years ago, hit by a car while on the very same bicycle she's inexplicably riding now. This return doesn't only impact Amber. Her sister, Melissa, now seven years older, must be a new kind of sibling to Amber. Amber's estranged parents are battling over her. And the changes ripple farther and farther out: Amber's friends, boyfriend, and even people she met only once have been deeply affected by her life and death. In the midst of everyone's turmoil, Amber is struggling with herself. What kind of person was she? How and why was she given this second chance?This magnificent tour de force by acclaimed author Gayle Forman brilliantly explores the porous veil between life and death, examines the impact that one person can have on the world, and celebrates life in all its beautiful complexity.

The beautiful and heartwarming new romance from Becky Albertalli, best-selling author of Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda.

Pinch's magic has finally arrived ... and it's causing a whole lot of trouble!

Rules are for FOOLS, baby!Betty and her Wobbly Rock pals are off to celebrate the famous Turnip Festival in the kingdom of Upper Crust. Betty is still as tiddly as a piece of toast. What could possibly go wrong THIS time?For readers of You're A Bad Man, Mr Gumand Grimwood!