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For Lil, life at the Squawking Mackerel inn couldn¿t be more miserable. She''s tasked with the sloppiest, grottiest jobs and picked on at every turn. Her only friend is Augustus Scratchy, a cantankerous crow with a habit of stealing. When the dread villain Rotten Bob Hatchet and his gang of cut-throat highwaymen begin attacking travellers on the road, things get really dire.Joining forces with a new servant boy, Ned, and armed with the contents of the inn¿s lost property cupboard, a pocket full of revolting dumplings and some knicker elastic, Lil comes up with a plot to scare off Rotten Bob. And so the legend of Ghastly Jack Crowheart the Demon Highwayman is born!Dangerous highwaymen, furious crows, ludicrous underwear, and a turnip apocalypse - stand and deliver!

Find the bravery to celebrate your beliefs and cultural traditions without fear of judgement.When Muhammad turns seven, his father gifts him his very first salat rug to pray with. Muhammad is excited to begin his salat journey, but is more comfortable silently praying in secret, afraid of the judgement he sees his dad receive when he prays in public. Can Muhammad learn to be brave and embrace his salat practice instead of hiding it from the world?"A beautiful, positive, and welcome portrayal of Black Muslim families... An empowering and important tale of bravery." Kirkus"SALAT IN SECRET is the best book I've read this year... simply marvelling. SUPERB. CLASSIC. HISTORIC." - S.K. Ali, NY Times bestselling author of The Proudest Blue

Discover two sides of history with the Time Travel Twins!Twins, Scarlett and Thomas, are learning about the Romans at school. So Grandad uses his time machine to send them back to Roman Britain.Scarlett finds herself in a Roman camp and is chosen as a slave by the Emperor Claudius¿s daughter, Antonia. The two become friends and Scarlett sees first hand the glamour and treachery of the Roman court.Thomas joins a rabble of local kids who hate the Romans. Their leader is a small red-headed girl called Boudicca. Even when the kids are overwhelmed and taken as slaves, Bou hatches another plan to attack the Romans.Will the twins find each other and escape, or will they both be stuck as Roman slaves for ever?Also in the series: The Viking Attack

What makes a great story? How are stories made? This clever and unique look at storytelling can help us to understand that great stories need more than exciting and imaginative settings...Meet Bella ¿ she¿s not that rabbit, nor the squirrel, she¿s the hills, and the trees, and everything in the background. But today, she¿s taking control and creating her own story. Today, she¿s Bella the Storyteller, and she wants her story to have dragons and dinosaurs and pirates and unicorns and aliens in space! This is going to be the best story ever...but Rabbit and Squirrel might not agree.

Discover two sides of history with the Time Travel Twins!Twins, Scarlett and Thomas, are studying the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons at school and they have a homework project to do. When Thomas is struggling for inspiration, Grandad comes to the rescue with his time machine. Thomas is catapulted onto a Viking long ship and it's not long before he's being told oral tales, fitted out with armour and weapons and is getting ready to attack a Saxon village.But uh oh, his sister Scarlett has landed in a Saxon village, in a pile of pig poo to be exact. Things seems to be getting better when she befriends the young Alfred the Great, but watch out, Scarlett, there's a Viking ship on its way.Also in the series: The Roman Invasion

When Maddy learns her grandad Agung is turning 80, she offers to plan the party with her best friend Dev. There's tonnes to do - like sorting the guest list, entertainment and birthday cake, but Maddy's brothers are no help and things quickly get out of hand. Then Maddy has the best idea of all: getting Agung onto his favourite TV show, Strictly Ballroom Prancing. Will the party be a night to remember, or a recipe for disaster?

This is your nose. What happens when we press it? BEEEEP!From fingers that tickle to bellies that need to be gobbled up, join in with each family as they play their own games to name different bits of the body.From Waterstones Prize-winning Sally Nicholls comes this interactive book full of fun and play, illustrated with diverse young families by illustrator Gosia Herba.

Honey is a young bee buzzing with ambition, who can't find her role in her small hive. Just when she thinks she's found a job she likes, a swarm threatens the whole hive! Honey makes her escape, and discovers a rooftop paradise at the top of a tower block - the perfect place to set up a new hive. Fighting off a swarm of angry wasps, and working together with her friends, Honey saves the day and builds a new home for her and her community!The first book in an exciting new series from New York Times bestseller Mo O'Hara, packed with bee facts and stunning illustrations by Aya Kakeda.

Shortlisted for the British Book of the Year Awards, a hilarious story jam-packed with royal pants from the author of the award-winning, bestselling, funny family favourite The Queen's Knickers!The King cannot rule without his Royal Pants. He has a pair for every occasion: coronation pants (he can't be crowned without them), organic pants (edible in royal emergencies) and even inflatable space-pants (because one never knows when they might come in handy). But in a boxer-shorts blunder at the Royal Mail, the King's undies have been posted to his subjects nationwide! With his Y-fronts gone wandering, how will the King possibly cope?'A delightful tale' GuardianThe Queen's Knickers has been a bestselling family favourite for 30 years, and won The Sheffield Children's Book Award and The Coventry Inspirational Award. Praise for The Queen's Knickers:'Made my four-year-old son hoot with laughter' Daily Telegraph'Cheerily irreverent' Guardian'Pure fun' The Mail on Sunday'Naughty and charming' Evening Standard

Discover who has the mightiest bite in this hilarious competition between some of the biggest - and the smallest! - animals on Earth...As a little girl munches on an apple, she thinks she must have the mightiest bite. Suddenly, along comes a parade of animals to compete for the title, including a shark with its 300 teeth in rows, and a t-rex with 60 huge bone-crunchers! But while each animal is fighting over their claim to the title, there¿s a clever mosquito at work... can the hungry mosquito outwit them all, even the little girl?

The #1 New York Times bestsellerShortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Writing'At once vivid and simple, lyrical and surgical, expressive and exacting' Lupita Nyong'oDreams are today's answers for tomorrow's questions. Eleven-year-old Kofi Offin has dreams of water, of its urgent whisper that beckons with promises and secrets. He has heard the call on the banks of Upper Kwanta, West Africa, where he lives. He loves these things above all else: his family, the fireside tales of his father's father, a girl named Ama, and, of course, swimming. But when the unthinkable - a sudden death - occurs during a festival between rival villages, Kofi ends up in a fight for his life. What happens next will send him on a harrowing journey across land and sea, and away from everything he loves. Yet Kofi's dreams may be the key to his freedom...

Discover your inner-roar with Ida, and your inner kindness with Hedge Lion!Ida sees Hedge Lion every day on her walk around town. Hedge Lion wants everyone to think he's a hedge. Nobody's scared of hedges. But Ida is brave, she notices things that other people don't, and she's not fooled. She knows Hedge Lion is a lion, she just needs to help him find his roar... Along the way, Ida learns to be patient and kind, and Hedge Lion learns to be brave and confident.

How do you tell a story that starts in Africa and ends in horror? About strength and pride and refusing to be broken? One that still hurts and still loves?A powerfully moving, poetic exploration of the story of slavery: from Africa to the tall ships, from back-breaking work in a strange land to resilience and eventual emancipation, Kwame Alexander tells the story that''s hard to hear. Told through the lens of a teacher speaking to their young pupils, and in multiple art styles from award-winning artist and sculptor Dare Coulter, the story of slavery becomes one that you can tell with the bravery to lift your voice.A must-read for all children and adults alike, and the perfect companion to Kwame Alexander''s award-winning picture book The Undefeated.

Annie's family work hard to survive on their Ohio farm. Annie's happiest when hunting game with her pa, and she doesn't care one bit that it's not the kind of thing girls are meant to do. When tragedy strikes, the family is thrown into deepest poverty. Until one day, Annie dares to pick up Pa's old rifle, and find a way to feed her starving family. As the family's fortunes worsen, Annie is sent away to work, and life becomes an ever greater struggle. Yet Annie has the courage and pluck to survive - and her brilliance with a rifle starts to gain her more than just turkeys for the pot. Can Annie's amazing skills take her all the way to fame and fortune?An inspiring novel based on the incredible life of sharpshooting star Annie Oakley.

Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award and many moreLonglisted for the UKLA and Diverse Book AwardsAfter a shocking event leaves Tyrese struggling with grief, he¿s taken to visit family in Jamaica. From the first night, strange things start happening: impossible visions, blackouts, swarms of insects, and the discovery of a grave hidden deep in the forest¿ Tyrese can¿t explain what¿s going on and he¿s scared that he¿s losing his grip on reality. Then Tyrese is warned he¿s being hunted by the mysterious Shadow Man. Under threat, Tyrese and his friends set out on a terrifying journey across the island to try and uncover the Shadow Man¿s sinister history. Who can Tyrese trust when his own mind is falling apart and there¿s nowhere left to hide?