New Year, New Books!

Unicorn Babies by Lucy Rowland and Tilia Rand-Bell

When one little unicorn gets separated from her friends, she needs to face her fears in order to find her way back home. Can she be brave and strike out on her own?

This Book is Full Of…: This Book is Full of Poop by Gareth Peter and Mike Byrne

Poop is EVERYWHERE. It’s on the street, at the zoo, and even in the sea. So next time you’re out walking make sure to check under your feet! A poop-tastic romp from picture book superstars, Gareth Peter and Mike Byrne Filled with dinosaurs, unicorns, penguins and more, this cheeky story is packed with fabulous characters.

Bone #1: Bone #1: Out from Boneville by Jeff Smith

Jeff Smith’s New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning BONE books are one of the most popular graphic novel series of all time. Read the first book in this thrilling adventure!

After being run out of Boneville, the three Bone cousins – Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone – are separated and lost in a vast, uncharted desert. One by one, they find their way into a deep, forested valley filled with wonderful and terrifying creatures. Eventually, the cousins are reunited at a farmstead run by tough Gran’ma Ben and her spirited granddaughter, Thorn. But little do the Bones know, there are dark forces conspiring against them and their adventures are only just beginning!

• The first book in a wonderfully thrilling adventure series
• Authored by New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning author, Jeff Smith
• One of the most popular graphic novel series of all time

People Like Stars by Patrice Lawrence

Multi-award-winning Patrice Lawrence’s first contemporary middle grade novel is a page-turning mystery and exploration of fractured families, long-buried secrets and the power of friendship, told with warmth and compassion.

Three 13-year-old strangers are connected by one big secret. Nervous Ayrton was stolen away from his mum as a baby. He was returned safely, but now Mum won’t let him out of her sight. Curious Stanley has a Forbidden Grandmother. His mum won’t even talk about her. Homeless Sen has finally found a place to live, but she’ll be out on the street if she upsets her secretive landlady. What happens when their paths cross…?

• Stunning storytelling – by turns powerful and witty – from an exceptional writer for young people.
• A page-turning mystery with real depth.
• Patrice has won the Waterstones Children’s Prize and the YA Book prize and been shortlisted for many other prestigious awards.

Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan

A brand new 25th anniversary edition of the international bestselling phenomenon!

Darren is just your average schoolboy – or was, at least – until he and his friend Steve buy tickets to the outlawed, magical and macabre Cirque Du Freak. Packed with wonderfully grotesque characters – including a snake-boy, a wolf-man and, most exciting of all, an enormous performing spider – the boys are enchanted, fascinated and yet terrified by the show.

Darren, a total spider freak, decides to steal and train Madam Octa – an enormous tarantula owned by Mr Crepsley, so that he can train it to perform amazing deeds. But his daring theft goes horribly wrong, and soon Darren is caught up in a web of terror from which he cannot escape – and finds himself forced to make a terrible bargain with a creature of the night…

Atmospheric, funny, realistic, moving and terrifying, Cirque du Freak has been thrilling readers for twenty five years, and is now available in this stunning anniversary edition.