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New York Times bestseller and Newbery Honor Book! A gorgeously written, hopeful middle grade novel in verse about a young girl who must leave Syria to move to the United States, perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds and Aisha Saeed. Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother...

From famous wordsmith Tom Read Wilson comes another breathtaking adventure through the English language. Discover the fascinating origin stories behind the words we use in this delightful follow-up to Every Word Tells a Story. Did you know, for example, that: The word 'astronaut' means 'star...

Life is becoming ever more terrifying for the Jewish community as the Second World War envelops their lives. For twelve-year-old Dina and her sisters, things get even harder when their father dies. Their mother must go back to work and despite many objections, the family adjusts to the arrival of their new housekeeper, Nina, who is not Jewish. But Nina’s role changes dramatically when the Nazis invade their small Ukrainian town.

In this third collection of Big Words, Small Stories, meet Davey and his anthropomorphic sidekick Abigail for the first time and join them on eight adventures that introduce them to some delightful new words – from rambunctious chipmunks, to flabbergasting feats, to precarious machines!

Who's for the Zoo? The teacher asks everyone, of course - except Catherine Onslow. No one understands why until they play the Zoo game. Another morally acute story from Jean Ure for girls aged 6 to 9.

Tervetuloa salaisen ponikerhon avajaisseremoniaan! Petriina on odottanut sitä innolla. Riikka ratsastuskoulusta tulee kylään valkoisen poninsa Bellan kanssa. He perustavat salaisen kerhon, jonka sääntöihin kuuluu, että kaikkien kerhon jäsenten on tultava apuun, jos joku jäsenistä on vaarassa. Erään täysikuun ratsastusretken jälkeen käykin niin, että yksi kerhon jäsenistä katoaa. Pekko ja Petriina on hauska ja koskettava kirjasarja poneista, ystävyydestä ja hevostyttöydestä.

"Vitello desea tener un perro" es el tercer libro de la serie sobre el travieso niño al que llaman Vitello. Se pueden decir muchas cosas de Vitello, pero que es aburrido no es una de ellas. Vitello tiene muchas ideas buenas y algunas no tan buenas. La idea de tener un perro es una de las mejores que ha tenido nunca. Por desgracia, Mamá no piensa lo mismo. Ella no quiere escuchar hablar de ningún perro. Pero, si Vitello no puede tener un perro, por lo menos, puede ser uno.

Sophie knows lots of words, but she doesn’t always use them. It’s more fun to speak in hyena talk or space language. “Use your words, Sophie!” urge her parents, but Sophie just won’t. But when her new baby sister arrives, Sophie is the only one who can find out what she really...