• 31st July 2024

    Lynne Reid Banks: ‘She didn’t just write stories, they were real to her’

    Gillon Stephenson pays tribute to his late mother, the celebrated author Lynne Reid Banks, on what would have been her 95th birthday “Never send to... more »

  • 11th April 2024

    Stealing Stacey

    A compelling and touching coming-of-age story set in the magnificent Australian outback. All my helpless, angry thoughts suddenly came together to form one word. One... more »

  • 11th April 2024

    Alice by Accident

    Nine-year-old Alice must write about herself for a school assignment, and in doing so, she sorts out her feelings about her somewhat prickly single mother,... more »

  • 11th April 2024

    I, Houdini

    Houdini is no ordinary hamster. He is an escapologist with an exceptional talent for getting out of cages and urge to escape leads him to... more »

  • 11th April 2024

    Harry the Poisonous Centipede

    Winner of the Smarties Silver medal, and best-selling title, Harry the Poisonous Centipede is the delightfully squirmy story of a little centipede’s adventures in the... more »

  • 11th April 2024

    Harry the Poisonous Centipede’s Big Adventure

    Another deliciously squirmy story about Harry the Poisonous Centipede, with all of Lynne Reid Banks’s usual charm and humour. Tony Ross’s wonderful illustrations perfectly capture... more »

  • 9th April 2024

    Harry the Poisonous Centipede Goes to Sea

    Harry the Poisonous Centipede is now quite brave, but nothing can prepare him for this next adventure! He and best friend George are lost in... more »

  • 9th April 2024

    Melusine

    What is the sinister mystery of Chateau Bois Serpe? Roger, his parents, and twin sisters arrive at this crumbling ruin in the wilds of France,... more »

  • 9th April 2024

    An End to Running

    The past is another country… but can you ever escape from it? London and Israel, 1960s Tired of sleepwalking through life, Martha Fletcher applies for... more »

  • 9th April 2024

    The Secret of the Indian

    As his adventures with Little Bear continue, Omri travels from the French and Indian wars to the present, and then  back to the Old West at... more »

  • 9th April 2024

    Return of the Indian

    Omri has never forgotten Little Bull though, and finally yields to the temptation to see his tiny blood brother again. But when the cupboard door... more »

  • 9th April 2024

    The Mystery of the Cupboard

    What will Omri find inside the eaves of his new home? Will there be more little figures that come to life? After Omri reads his... more »

  • 9th April 2024

    The Key to the Indian

    The fifth title in this gripping series about Omri and his plastic North American Indian – Little Bull – who comes alive when Omri puts... more »

  • 9th April 2024

    Broken Bridge

    This is the sequel to One More River. Time has moved on, it is the 1990s and this is the story of Lesley’s Israeli daughter... more »

  • 9th April 2024

    One More River

    Lesley lives in Canada and thinks life is just great, she has got friends, she likes school and they are very comfortably off. But then... more »

  • 9th April 2024

    The Warning Bell

    At each turning point in her life, Maggie heard the warning bells chime… Scotland, 1950s Depressed by her rural upbringing, Maggie Robertson dreams of leading the... more »

  • 9th April 2024

    Fair Exchange

    Sometimes strangers with little in common can forge a friendship as deep as their difference… London and Dorset, 1989 Judy Priestman is a hardworking single mother... more »

  • 9th April 2024

    Casualties

    How do you move forward when you are haunted by the horrors of the past? London, 1975 With her marriage at breaking point and worrying... more »

  • 9th April 2024

    Angela and Diabola

    Angela and Diabola are twins, but from the moment they enter the world – one with a smile and the other with a vengance –... more »

  • 1st December 2022

    The Red Red Dragon

    From a multi-million-copy-selling author whose work spans seven decades comes a humorous and warm-hearted story about a family of dragons in a world where humans... more »

  • 16th December 2020

    Tiger, Tiger

    Two tigers. One city. Two very different lives. A compelling story about friendship, brotherhood and battling against the odds. In Ancient Rome Caesar is almighty... more »

  • 9th July 2018

    The L-Shaped Room

    Pregnant by accident, kicked out of home by her father, 27-year-old Jane Graham goes to ground in the sort of place she feels she deserves... more »

  • 9th July 2018

    Path to the Silent Country: Charlotte Brontë’s years of fame

    The haunting story of Charlotte Brontë’s life and career… Perfect for fans of Jane Eyre, Victorian Fiction, Literary Biographies and Literary Fiction. With her beloved... more »

  • 9th July 2018

    Dark Quartet: The story of the Brontë family

    The thrilling story of the Brontë family is brought to life! Perfect for fans of Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Literary Biographies and Literary Fiction. Three... more »

  • 20th June 2018

    The Indian in the Cupboard

    The Indian in the Cupboard is the first of five gripping books about Omri and his plastic North American Indian – Little Bull – who... more »