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The girl who drank the Moon

Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the Forest, Xan, is in fact a good witch who shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon. Xan rescues the children and delivers them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest, nourishing the babies with starlight on the journey.One year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, filling the ordinary child with extraordinary magic...

Five on a treasure island

There was something else out on the sea by the rocks - something dark that seemed to lurch out of the waves . . . What could it be?'Julian, Dick and Anne are spending the holidays with their tomboy cousin George and her dog, Timothy. One day, George takes them to explore nearby Kirrin Island, with its rocky little coast and old ruined castle on the top.Over on the island, they make a thrilling discovery, which leads them deep into the dungeons of Kirrin Castle on a dangerous adventure. Who - and what - will they find there?

Paddington goes for gold

A brand new picture book featuring Paddington, the classic bear from Darkest Peru, as he takes part in a local family sports event, with hilarious results! Colour illustrations. You can also read other Paddington books at BookBeat.

Alice in wonderland

When Alice follows a white rabbit down a hole she discovers the extraordinary world of Wonderland, where a magical adventure begins. It's not long before Alice finds herself attending a very unconventional tea party and taking part in a peculiar game of croquet, all in the company of such mysterious and unforgettable characters as the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat and the Mock Turtle.

Sputnik's guide to life on Earth

The Blythes are a big, warm, rambunctious family who live on a small farm and sometimes foster children. Now Prez has come to live with them. But, though he seems cheerful and helpful, he never says a word.Then one day Prez answers the door to someone claiming to be his relative. This small, loud stranger carries a backpack, walks with a swagger and goes by the name of Sputnik.As Prez dithers on the doorstep, Sputnik strolls right past him and introduces himself to everyone in the household. Prez is amazed at the response. The family pat Sputnik on the head, call him a good boy and drop food into his mouth. It seems they all think Sputnik is a dog. It's only Prez who thinks otherwise.But Prez soon finds himself having to defend the family from the chaos and danger unleashed by Sputnik, as household items come to life...

Into the wild

Take your first steps into the wilderness with Rusty the house cat as he leaves his home to go and live in the wild. A thrillling new feline fantasy series that draws you into a vivid animal world. When `kittypet' Rusty strays into the forest beyond his owner's garden and is ambushed by a wild cat, life as he knows it is over. After a brave fight, he is invited to leave the `twoleg' world and join Thunderclan, one of four cat tribes, to train as a warrior. Rusty becomes Firepaw and learns laws of the wild - hunting and fighting to protect the clan's survival. When the fearsome Shadowclan threaten Thunderclan's territory his warrior skills are put to the test. But how can he protect the clan when he suspects their own deputy of trechery?

Howl's moving castle

In the land of Ingary, where seven league boots and cloaks of invisibility do exist, Sophie Hatter catches the unwelcome attention of the Witch of the Waste and is put under a spell.Deciding she has nothing more to lose, she makes her way to the moving castle that hovers on the hills above Market Chipping. But the castle belongs to the dreaded Wizard Howl whose appetite, they say, is satisfied only by the souls of young girls... There she meets Michael, Howl's apprentice, and Calcifer the Fire Demon, with whom she agrees a pact.But Sophie isn't the only one under a curse - her entanglements with Calcifer, Howl, and Michael, and her quest to break her curse is both gripping - and howlingly funny!

Messi (Ultimate Football Heroes) - Collect Them All!

Lionel Messi is a legend - Barcelona's star player and the world's best footballer. But when was young, he was so small that his friends called him `Little Leo' and coaches worried he wasn't big enough. Yet through bravery, talent and hard work, he proved them wrong. Messi tells the magical story of how the tiniest boy in South America grew up to become the greatest player on earth. You can also read other Ultimate Football Heroes books at BookBeat.

Scout and the mystery of the Marsh ponies

Alice and her beloved pony, Scout, are on a winning streak. But Scout is only on loan to Alice and his success hasn't gone unnoticed . . . When Scout's mysterious owner Mrs Valentine suddenly puts him up for sale, the Pony Detectives make it their mission to save Scout for their friend. But as the girls investigate further, they uncover more shady goings-on than they had bargained for. The second book in the adventure-filled THE PONY DETECTIVES mysteries. You can find other Pony Detective books at BookBeat.

Bloom

Sorrel Fallowfield is growing up – in a REALLY surprising way . . .Sorrel Fallowfield is so good at being good that teachers come to her when they need help remembering the school rules – and there are LOTS.Luckily, Sorrel doesn’t have any trouble following them, until the day she discovers a faded packet of Surprising Seeds buried under a tree in her backyard.Now she’s hearing voices, seeing things, experiencing an almost unstoppable urge to plant the Seeds in some very unusual places… and completely failing to win her school’s competition to find The Most Obedient Child of the School.And all that’s before flowers start growing out of her head...

Bad dad

Dads come in all sorts of shapes and sizes.There are fat ones and thin ones, tall ones and short ones.There are young ones and old ones, clever ones and stupid ones.There are silly ones and serious ones, loud ones and quiet ones.Of course, there are good dads, and bad dads . . .A high-speed cops and robbers adventure with heart and soul about a father and son taking on the villainous Mr Big – and winning!This riches-to-rags story will have you on the edge of your seat and howling with laughter!Bad Dad is a fast and furious, heart-warming story of a father and son on an adventure – and a thrilling mission to break an innocent man into prison!

Mr Stink

"Mr Stink stank. He also stunk. And if it was correct English to say he stinked, then he stinked as well...""Chloe sees Mr Stink every day, but she's never spoken to him. Which isn't surprising, because he's a tramp, and he stinks.But there's more to Mr Stink than meets the eye (or nose) and before she knows it, Chloe has an unusual new friend hiding in her garden shed.As Chloe struggles to keep Mr Stink a secret, and her dad tries to hide a secret of his own, the stage is set for an epic family confrontation. But there's one other person with an extraordinary secret - Mr Stink himself...

Quest for justice

Dark forces are at work on the Elementia server, and when new players Stan, Kat and Charlie arrive on the scene, they quickly find themselves in peril. Targeted by more experienced players, the noobs must band together against the King, battle the natural forces of the game, and unravel the mysteries of Elementia in the name of justice.

Minä, Muru ja metsä

Mom loves the cabin, sea, wind and woods. I don't. I'm afraid of them. And the woods are full of bugs and strange life. But I have to go pee in the woods...

Suruposki

Suruposki's grandmother has died and Suruposki misses her enormously. When a new family moves to her grandmother's old house, Suruposki puts a lot of grandmother's old stuff to her mouth. But now Suruposki's mouth is full and the hamster can't talk anymore...

Amos ja sumupuu

Amos's father is missing. Where could he have gone? Why has he forgotten all his tools, notes, watch and all the important stuff? There's a weird fog tree in father's garage... Can grandfather and Nuusku dog help Amos find his father?

Pieni suuri tarina ystävyydestä

Mouse, Rabbit, Hedgehog, Fox and Owl are good friends. One of them is always hungry and one talks too much. All of them have their little quirks...

Tuulen vuosi

Wind's year is a story about what wind does in different seasons. What does wind do? What does it do during February or what about during summer?

Mo-ko-ma-ki! Mi-kä tun-ne?

It gets you to wiggle. It gets your eyes wet. It turns your mouth upside down. It gets your cheeks red. What feeling is that?

Piano Karkaa

Piano falls from the ride. Filippa and her friends find it outside. Cat Nordqvist moves to live there, donkey André keeps a cafe there and Filippa wants to play it. At the same time a pianist is missing a piano...

Tuhat ja yksi otusta

Did you know that a giraffe's poop falls to the ground from around two meters high? Or that an octopus has three hearts? This book tells you the weirdest facts about animals.

Guji-Guji

You can listen this at Storyline Online. Guji Guji is just your ordinary, everyday, run-of-the-mill duck...um, crocodile...um, duck...

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

You can listen this at OverDrive. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls is a children's book packed with 100 bedtime stories about the life of 100 extraordinary women from the past and the present, illustrated by 60 female artists from all over the world. This book inspires girls with the stories of great women, from Elizabeth I to Serena Williams.

Diary of a wimpy kid : Greg Heffley's journal

You can listen this at OverDrive. It’s a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you’re ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary.

Library lion

You can listen this at Storyline Online. Miss Merriweather, the head librarian, is very particular about rules in the library. No running allowed. And you must be quiet. But when a lion comes to the library one day, no one is sure what to do. There aren't any rules about lions in the library...

A Wrinkle in Time

You can listen this at OverDrive. Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.

The kiss that missed

You can listen this at Storyline Online. One evening, when the King is in a hurry, his goodnight kiss to the Little Prince goes astray. After rattling around the Prince's bedroom, it flies out the window and floats into the dark forest, where it has no business to be. The King decides to do something about it. He orders the Knight to climb on his horse, ride into the forest, and bring back the kiss.

The tale of Peter Rabbit

You can listen this at Storyline Online. nce upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were - Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail,and Peter.

A tale of two beasts

You can listen this at Storyline Online. There are two sides to every story. A little girl finds a strange beast in the woods and takes it home as a pet. She feeds it, shows it off to her friends and gives it a hat. But that night it escapes. Then the beast tells the story of being kidnapped by the girl, who forcefed it squirrel food, scared it with a group of beasts and wrapped it in wool. Can the two beasts resolve their differences?

As fast as words could fly

You can listen this at Storyline Online. Mason Steele, an African American boy in 1960s Greenville, North Carolina, relies on his inner confidence and his typing skills to face challenges and break racial barriers after he begins attending a "whites-only" high school.

100 Facts: Space

Discover everything you need to know about space with this brilliant book! One hundred facts, fantastic illustrations and hilarious cartoons give you the inside story on the many wonders of the world, while fun quizzes test your knowledge. So what are you waiting for? Get reading!

The BFG

Kidsnatched from her orphanage by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants.

The Jungle Book

Presents a collection of jungle stories, including the adventures of Mowgli, the infant boy raised by wolves, and his faithful friends Baloo the bear and Bagheera the black panther.

Anne of Green Gables

Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.

100 Facts Human Body

Discover everything you need to know about the human body with this brilliant book! One hundred facts, fantastic illustrations and hilarious cartoons give you the inside story on the many wonders of the world, while fun quizzes test your knowledge. So what are you waiting for? Get reading!

Dinosaurs

Discover the dinosaur world and find out how these creatures ruled the planet for millions of years. Everything from the gigantic Brachiosaurus to the ferocious Tyrannosaurus is included, and stunning images make this book a fantastic visual guide to some of the most amazing creatures ever to roam the Earth.

Northern Lights

"Without this child, we shall all die." Lyra Belacqua and her animal daemon live half-wild and carefree among scholars of Jordan College, Oxford. The destiny that awaits her will take her to the frozen lands of the Arctic, where witch-clans reign and ice-bears fight. Her extraordinary journey will have immeasurable consequences far beyond her own world...

Art lab for kids

A refreshing source of ideas for creating fine art with children, Art Lab for Kids encourages the artist's own voice, marks, and style. This fun and creative book features 52 fine art projects set into weekly lessons, beginning with drawing, moving through painting and printmaking, and then building to paper collage and mixed media. Each lesson features and relates to the work and style of a contemporary artist.