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GET ME OUT OF HERE! ANDY MCNAB, PHIL EARLE

Price: £6.99

Pub Date: 6th June 2019

ISBN: 9781407195681

CBMC code: D3N79

TPS: 198mm x 129mm

Extent: 256pp

Binding: B format - paperback

Age: 08-12

Illustrations: Black/white line

Rights: World Rights

Sales points

• Bringing together two bestselling and award-winning authors for ablockbuster collaboration

• Launching Andy McNab into the middle grade space for the veryfirst time

• Brilliantly illustrated by Robin Boyden, illustrator of David Solomon's MYARCH-ENEMY IS A BRAIN IN A JAR (MY BROTHER IS A SUPERHERO #4)

• Hugely commercial package, perfect for fans of TOM GATES andDIARY OF A WIMPY KID

• Inclusion on Scholastic newsletter, reaching 80k teachers andlibrarians

Description

Danny's mates are brilliant: there's his best mate Giraffles, so-calledbecause of his unusually long neck; the MandM twins, who are alwaysfinishing each other's sentences; and Lucky Success (and I reckon youcan guess how he got his name). They're the best mates a kid couldask for, and when an epic school trip is announced, they're all properlymade up about it.Because school trips are just an excuse to have a laugh with yourmates, right?

Erm, WRONG.

Let's just say that this is a trip like no other, and Danny, Giraffles, Luckyand the MandMs have got a real challenge on their hands.

Will they make it through?If Danny has anything to do with it, you bet they will!

About the authors:Andy McNab shot into the public eye in1993 when BRAVO TWO ZERO, his accountof the Special Air Service (SAS) patrol, waspublished. As a baby, McNab was foundabandoned in a Harrods shopping bagon the steps of Guy's Hospital, London.He grew up in Peckham with his adoptivefamily, and while he didn't excel in schoolhe found his calling when he enlisted withthe Royal Green Jackets at the age ofsixteen. McNab has written fiction series'and YA, but this is his very first middlegrade book.

Phil Earle wrote SUPERHERO STREET,DEMOLITION DAD, THE BUBBLE-WRAPBOY and BEING BILLY. Phil grew up in Hull,where his addiction to Mars bars andFrazzles fuelled his love of comics andgraphic novels. As a grown-up, Phil workeda number of jobs, but the best thing thatever happened to him was getting a job inthe children's section of a book shop. Nowa Sales Director for a well-known publisher,and a beloved author of children's books,Phil is, as he would say, definitely living thedream.

For more information contact SCB on 020 7756 7756 or email [email protected]

PICTURE & NOVELTY

A DOG'S TALE: LIFE LESSONS FOR A PUP MICHAEL ROSENIllustrated by TONY ROSS

Price: £6.99


ISBN: 9781407188577

CBMC code: A3M79

TPS: 260mm x 260mm

Extent: 32pp

Binding: Non Standard - paperback

Age: 03-06

Illustrations:Rights: World Rights

Sales points

• Just like Dr. Seuss's OH THE PLACES YOU'LL GO, this touching, heartfeltpicture book is the perfect gift for celebrating any of life's bigmoments

• Michael Rosen is the king of silliness, but he's also known for THE SADBOOK, an intensely personal, profound work

• Tony Ross is one of the bestselling illustrators working today, with hisWalliams collaborations as well as his own successful series

• Reaching teachers and parents directly through Scholastic's schoolschannels

Description

When a young puppy needs reassurance, a wise dog is there to offercanine tips for living life to the fullest. Crafted by two children's booklegends, this touching, heartfelt picture book is perfect for celebratingany of life's big moments!

Michael Rosen, one of the best-knownfigures in the children's book world,is renowned for his work as a poet,performer, broadcaster and scriptwriter.As an author and anthologist he has beeninvolved with over 140 books. He teachesin universities on children's literature,reading and writing; he is a familiar voiceto BBC listeners; and he visits schools withhis one-man show to enthuse childrenwith his passion for books. Tony Ross isbest known for the Horrid Henry and LittlePrincess series of books, which have bothbeen adapted for TV, as well as illustratingbooks for David Walliams. He lives on theWelsh Borders and has three daughters.


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THE UNEXPECTED FIND (PB) TOBY IBBOTSON

Price: £6.99


ISBN: 9781407186245

CBMC code: D3N79

TPS: 198mm x 129mm

Extent: 400pp


Age: 09-11


Sales points

• Written by Toby Ibbotson, son of the bestselling author Eva Ibbotson,this exceptional middle grade epic is a classic in the making

• Toby touches on themes of friendship, family and what it means tobelong with a lightness of touch and bags of endearment

• Stunning package, with cover illustration by the incredibly talentedMatt Saunders, who also illustrated covers for THE UNICORN QUEST byKamilla Benko (Bloomsbury) and THE MANY WORLDS OF ALBIE BRIGHTby Christopher Edge (Nosy Crow)

Description

When a storm hits a small and sleepy town, it ravages every living thing.

But storms don't just destroy, they uncover. And when a young boydiscovers a mysterious object that has lay hidden beneath a centuries-old tree, he instantly knows that it's special. What he doesn't knowis that his unexpected find will unite him with a girl searching for hermissing father and trigger a series of events that will see them travellingacross countries under the most unusual circumstances.

Written by Toby Ibbotson, son of the bestselling Eva Ibbotson, thisexciting middle grade epic is captivating, heartfelt and brilliant in equalmeasure.

About the author: Toby Ibbotson grew upin Newcastle upon Tyne. After university,he planned to travel the world - and hemade it as far as Sweden, where he haslived ever since. His home is in the North ofthe country, where winters are long, darkand cold but spring is a real spring.

Toby has a wonderful wife and twobeloved children as well as two smalldogs, nine bean rows and a honey beehive. He has been a teacher for over thirtyyears.

Toby's first book was MOUNTWOODSCHOOL FOR GHOSTS (Macmillan), whichhe had planned to write with his motherEva but ended up writing alone, just asshe'd made him promise, after her deathin 2010.


Publication Date 6th June 2019

THE CANTANKEROUS MOLLY DARLINGAlvy CarragherMolly Darling wants life to be as simple as wellies and porridge – but her family is coming apart at the seams, and to top it all off, the chickens are missing. It’s enough to make any girl cantankerous. But … she’ll fix it all. Easy, right?

• An exciting young Irish writer with a distinctive voice, Alvy Carragher’s debut is funny, fresh and full of heart.

• Follows a brilliant ensemble cast of characters in a rural Irish setting as relatable Molly tries to fix her family troubles.

• Cold Comfort Farm meets Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging – perfect for fans of Louise Rennison.

Price: £7.99Pub Date: 6th June 2019CBMC code: D3N79Dimensions: 198x129 mmWord count: 65,000 (words approx.)

Binding: Paperback

ISBN: 978-1-911490-54-8eBook ISBN: 978-1-912626-33-5Age: 12+Illustrations: N/aExport: YesRights: World

CHICKEN HOUSE 01373 454488 www.chickenhousebooks.com

DESCRIPTIONMolly Darling wants life to be as simple as wellies and porridge – this is rural Ireland after all. Instead, Mum’s hiding in the attic; Dad’s run away, leaving only a PowerPoint to explain; her sister has a ham sandwich for a fiancé; there’s a boy and THE silence; her BFF will stop at nothing to go viral; and the chickens are missing. It’s enough to make any girl cantankerous. But she’ll fix it all. Easy, right?

An extract from

THE CANTANKEROUS MOLLY DARLINGAlvy Carragher‘Toast?’ I say, popping a stale piece of bread into the toaster.

‘I don’t even eat gluten. Do you know how bad gluten is?’ Polly says, glaring at the toaster as if it has been sent to climb down her throat and pollute her blood stream.

‘Well maybe you should get some sleep instead?’

Polly nods, shoulders sagging as she straightens up and wipes at her eyes, causing the leftover tears to smudge her mascara and leave dark streaks. I can’t help wondering if Dermot is back in town, maybe with a new girlfriend?

When the toast is up, we make our way soundlessly upstairs and settle ourselves on Polly’s bed. She flops down with a sigh of relief, and I perch beside her, ready to flee if she takes another turn for the dramatic.

‘You’re so good to me, Molly. I should tell you my news,’ Polly says. She props herself up with all the pillows on her bed, loosening her hair from its plait and letting it fall in greasy hair-sprayed clumps around her face. Her big blue eyes are red rimmed. She wiggles her bra out from under her dress, sighing with relief, before nestling back into the cushions.

‘I’m getting married, Molly,’ she says, holding up

her hand, and revealing a ring. ‘Everything will be okay now.’

‘Married … Dermot?’ I’m baffled, Dermot left for South Korea ages ago, and last I’d heard, Polly had been dating anyone with a face since.

‘No, not Dermot, Brian …’ she says with a tinge of sadness.

‘Who?’ She yawns as I reach for her hand, holding the

ring up to the light. It sparkles, looking incredibly out of place on her young hand. She isn’t that much older than me. Her hands are soft, her navy nail varnish chipped, and her nails all bitten. Surely, people ready for marriage have French manicures.

We both gape at it, hypnotized by its life-changing twinkle.

‘Brian … says it was his Granny’s,’ she says. ‘Brian Doran …’ His name sounds uncertain on her lips as if it is a trick she is playing on herself. She repeats it five times, before she falls asleep.

Brian Doran. I sit beside her, stroking her dark hair, looking

around the room. The walls are papered in band posters, and old photos, and her clothes are heaped on every possible surface. Old school books and childhood dolls fight for dominance in one corner, and dream catchers dangle from the ceiling. Her science phase is still visible on the now-abandoned desk. She sighs softly in her sleep, the ring glinting as her hand moves.

Her bed is an island in the sea of her childhood, and she is stranded on it. I tuck the duvet tighter around her, trying to imagine the kind of life promised by such a ludicrously shiny rock.

CHICKEN HOUSE 2 Palmer Street, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1DS Tel: 01373 454488 www.chickenhousebooks.com

ALVY CARRAGHERAlvy Carragher grew up in rural Ireland. She has an MA in Writing, as well as a first

collection of poems published by Salmon Poetry. A former resident of both Louisiana and South Korea, she is currently holed up in Vancouver where she is tinkering away at a second novel and learning to speak Canadian.

@alvycarragher

ALISON GREEN BOOKS

THE TABBY MCTAT STICKER BOOK JULIA DONALDSONIllustrated by AXEL SCHEFFLER

Price: £5.99

Pub Date: 2nd May 2019

ISBN: 9781407189499

CBMC code: A3L79

TPS: 305mm x 235mm

Extent: 32pp

Binding:Age: 04-07

Illustrations:Rights: World excl USA & Canada Rights

Sales points

• This fantastic new sticker activity book is based on Julia Donaldsonand Axel Scheffler's bestselling picture book, TABBY MCTAT

• TABBY MCTAT is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2019

• Jam-packed with activities, from dot-to-dots and colouring pages, towordsearches and sticker games

• Includes over 400 stickers

• TABBY MCTAT has sold over 700,000 copies in the UK alone

• From the bestselling creators of THE GRUFFALO, STICK MAN and THESCARECROWS' WEDDING

• Visit www.gruffalo.com for activities, games and fun!

Description

Celebrate the tenth anniversary of TABBY MCTAT with this fantastic newactivity book based on the bestselling book by Julia Donaldson andAxel Scheffler.

Packed with over 400 stickers, colouring-in pages, dot-to-dots, puzzles,spot the difference, mazes, simple word searches, there's plenty to keeplittle hands busy for hours.

About the author: Julia Donaldson is theauthor of many of the best-loved picturebooks ever written. She has been awardedan MBE for services to literature, and wasalso a much-praised Children's Laureate.www.juliadonaldson.co.uk

About the illustrator: Axel Scheffler is oneof the most celebrated illustrators in theworld. He has brought to life a hugevariety of characters, from dragons togruffalos.


ALISON GREEN BOOKS

MIGHTY MIN PB MELISSA CASTRILLON

Price: £6.99


ISBN: 9781407185316

CBMC code: A3M79

TPS: 275mm x 250mm

Extent: 32pp

Binding: Non Standard - paperback

Age: 02-06

Illustrations: Colour


Sales points

• MIGHTY MIN is a gorgeously illustrated picture book from rising starMelissa Castrillón

• Min is a tiny little girl who dreams of being as brave and mighty asher equally tiny aunts

• A richly illustrated adventure with a highly topical feminist message- Min and her aunts may be as small as Thumbelina, but they're allfabulously brave and resourceful

• MIGHTY MIN is Melissa's first book as both author and illustrator

• Melissa creates exquisite, fantastical, dream-like images in a highlyunique style. Children will long to live in Min's world

Description

Deep in the garden, one very tiny girl is about to go on a hugeadventure. Step inside Min's magical miniature world, and discover thatyou're never too small to be mighty!

Min dreams of being as brave and adventurous as her equally tinyaunts, but she's sure that will never happen. Then one night, an owlwhisks her away on an extraordinary adventure, and Min discovers howbrave and resourceful she really is.

Melissa Castrillón's first picture book as author/illustrator is an exquisitelyillustrated adventure with a bold, empowering message.

About the author/illustrator: MelissaCastrillón creates exquisite, fantasticalimages in a highly unique style. Sincegaining a First-Class degree in Illustrationfrom the prestigious Cambridge Schoolof Art and a Masters degree in Children'sBook Illustration, she has worked on arange of projects from children's booksand fiction jackets to home décor andmagazines.

Melissa lives in Cambridge.

www.melissacastrillon.co.ukInstagram: melissa.castrillonBlog: http://melissa-castrillon.tumblr.com/Twitter: @mv_castrillon


ALISON GREEN BOOKS

MIGHTY MIN HB MELISSA CASTRILLON

Price: £12.99


ISBN: 9781407185309

CBMC code: A3M79

TPS: 275mm x 250mm

Extent: 32pp

Binding: Non Standard - hardback

Age: 02-06



Sales points

• MIGHTY MIN is a gorgeously illustrated picture book from rising starMelissa Castrillón

• Min is a tiny little girl who dreams of being as brave and mighty asher equally tiny aunts

• A richly illustrated adventure with a highly topical feminist message- Min and her aunts may be as small as Thumbelina, but they're allfabulously brave and resourceful

• MIGHTY MIN is Melissa's first book as both author and illustrator

• Melissa creates exquisite, fantastical, dream-like images in a highlyunique style. Children will long to live in Min's world

Description

Deep in the garden, one very tiny girl is about to go on a hugeadventure. Step inside Min's magical miniature world, and discover thatyou're never too small to be mighty!

Min dreams of being as brave and adventurous as her equally tinyaunts, but she's sure that will never happen. Then one night, an owlwhisks her away on an extraordinary adventure, and Min discovers howbrave and resourceful she really is.

Melissa Castrillón's first picture book as author/illustrator is an exquisitelyillustrated adventure with a bold, empowering message.

About the author/illustrator: MelissaCastrillón creates exquisite, fantasticalimages in a highly unique style. Sincegaining a First-Class degree in Illustrationfrom the prestigious Cambridge Schoolof Art and a Masters degree in Children'sBook Illustration, she has worked on arange of projects from children's booksand fiction jackets to home décor andmagazines.

Melissa lives in Cambridge.

www.melissacastrillon.co.ukInstagram: melissa.castrillonBlog: http://melissa-castrillon.tumblr.com/Twitter: @mv_castrillon


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TOM GATES: TOM GATES: MEGA MAKE AND DO (AND STORIES TOO!) LIZ PICHON

Price: £12.99


ISBN: 9781407174808

CBMC code: D3N79

TPS: 225mm x 286mm

Extent: 208pp

Binding: Demy Octavo - hardback

Age: 07-12


Sales points

• A fantastic new companion book - with original stories, create-your-own monster cut-outs and endless doodling fun - from the bestsellingauthor of Tom Gates

• From the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Red HouseChildren's Book Award, the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and theBlue Peter Best Story Book Award 2013!

• The last seven Tom Gates books have all been children's top 10bestsellers - the brand is getting bigger and bigger!

• Over 4 million copies of Tom Gates books have sold in the UK andthe Tom Gates series has been translated into 43 languages

• TOM GATES is coming to the stage in 2019, in a production by TheBirmingham Stage company

• Consumer advertising in National Geographic Kids Magazine onpublication week

• Creation of colouring sets for retailers to use in-store for events andcompetitions

Description

When Oakfield School is unexpectedly closed, what's Tom and thegang to do?!?

A weeks' worth of drawing, doodling, games, stories and activities inthis fantastic new illustrated offering from bestselling author of the TomGates series, Liz Pichon!

About the author: Liz Pichon studiedgraphic design and has worked as anart director in the music industry. Herfreelance design work has appeared ona range of products and she has writtenand illustrated a number of picture books.Liz is married with three children and livesin Brighton.

lizpichon.com@LizPichon

Also in series:

ISBN: 9781407177489


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WILDSPARK: A GHOST MACHINE ADVENTURE VASHTI HARDY

Price: £6.99


ISBN: 9781407191553

CBMC code: D3N79

TPS: 198mm x 127mm

Extent: 448pp

Binding:Age: 08-12


Sales points

• A new, mind-expanding fantasy world from a rising talent!

• BRIGHTSTORM was the Spring 2018 Children's Book of the Seasonfor the Booksellers Association, and it is nominated for the StocktonChildren's Book of the Year, the Books Are My Bag Middle Gradeaward and the Blue Peter Book Award.

• Vashti has built up a large and dedicated fan base withBRIGHTSTORM, especially amongst teachers

• Social media graphics including quote cards

• POS for bookshops

• "Hardy has a laser-like sense of what appeals to her readership" -Literary Review

Description

In the world of BRIGHTSTORM, explorers were the most reveredprofession, and in WILDSPARK, it's inventors.

Prue is a young farm girl whose older brother, Francis, had a naturaltalent for engineering. But after his untimely death, the family havebeen shattered by grief.

Everything changes when a stranger arrives at the farm. A new,incredible technology has been discovered in the city of Medlock,where a secretive guild of inventors have found a way to bring spiritsof the dead back into the world, capturing their energy and poweringanimal-like machines. Unaware that Francis has died, the Ghost Guildwants him to join them as an apprentice. Prue poses as "Frances" andgoes to Medlock to learn the craft - but she's on a mission of her own,to bring her brother back home. And to find Francis, she needs to find away to help the ghost machines remember the people they used to be.But if she succeeds, the whole society could fall apart.

Vashti Hardy is the author ofBRIGHTSTORM, the Bookseller Association'sChildren's Book of the Season (Spring2018). An active member of the GoldenEgg Academy, she lives near Brighton withher family.

ISBN: 9781407185255


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CAN YOU SEE ME? LIBBY SCOTT, REBECCA WESTCOTT

Price: £6.99


ISBN: 9781407195674

CBMC code: D3N79

TPS: 198mm x 129mm

Extent: 288pp


Age: 09-11


Sales points

• Written in collaboration with Libby Scott, this essential read promotesempathy and understanding of autism

• When Libby's mum Kym shared a short piece of Libby's writing onlineit soon went viral, with tens of thousands of people saying that Libby'swriting helped them understand autism for the first time

• This fictionalised portrayal of a young girl with autism is written byRebecca Westcott, in close collaboration with Libby and Kym Scott,making it a truly original and inspirational book that will give readersof all ages a deeper understanding of what it's like to be autistic

• Perfect for fans of THE GOLDFISH BOY, WONDER and THE CURIOUSINCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME

Description

Tally is ten years old and she's just like her friends. Well, sometimes she is.If she tries really hard to be. Because there's something that makes Tallynot the same as her friends. Something she can't ignore, no matter howhard she tries: Tally is autistic.

Tally's autism means there are things that annoy her even though shewishes they wouldn't. It means that people misunderstand her and feelfrustrated by her.

People think that because Tally's autistic, she doesn't realise whatthey're thinking, but Tally sees and hears - and notices - all of it. And,honestly? That's not the easiest thing to live with.

Endearing, insightful and warmly uplifting, MY LIFE AS A PERFECTIONISTis a story of autism, empathy and kindness that will touch readers of allages.

About the authors: Libby Scott is elevenyears old. She loves hot chocolate, TaylorSwift and her dog Charlie. She is alsoautistic, and after her mum Kym shareda piece of Libby's writing online, Libbyand her writing went viral. She lives inKent with her family. Her mum is an earlyyears consultant, trainer and conferencespeaker who previously worked for theLondon Borough of Lewisham as a SchoolImprovement Advisor for Early Years and aStrategic Lead for Early Years.

Rebecca Westcott is the author ofDANDELION CLOCKS, VIOLET INK andTHINGS THEY NEVER TOLD ME (Penguin).Rebecca is also a teacher, and up untilvery recently she taught teenagerswith profound learning difficulties andbehavioural needs. Rebecca was born inChester, attended Exeter University andnow lives in Dorset with her husband andthree children.


FICTION

THE LIFTERS (PB) DAVE EGGERS

Price: £6.99


ISBN: 9781407185477

CBMC code: D3N79

TPS: 198mm x 129mm

Extent: 320pp


Age: 08-12

Illustrations:Rights: UK, Eire & Commonwealth Excl C

Sales points

• Critically acclaimed author Dave Eggers establishes himself as astoryteller who can entertain and inspire readers of any age

• Exquisite interior illustrations by Aaron Reiner, this middle gradeadventure has all the makings of a classic

• Dave Eggers is the globally bestselling, Pulitzer-Prize nominatedauthor of What is the What and A Heartbreaking Work of StaggeringGenius

• "Brilliantly rendering the bewildering stupidity of the adult world asseen by children, Eggers’s middle-grade debut is, if you will, a heart-gladdening work of allegorical genius" – The Observer

Description

When things fall down, who lifts them up?

What if nothing was as it seemed? What if the ground beneath yourfeet was not made of solid earth and stone but had been hollowed intohundreds of tunnels and passageways? What if there were mysteriousforces in these tunnels, mere inches below you as you sit in class or eata banana?

What if it were up to just two kids to stop these forces? What would itfeel like to know the fate of an entire town rested on your shoulders?

Twelve-year-old Gran Flowerpetal is about to find out.

When Gran's friend, the difficult-to-impress Catalina Catalan, pressesa silver handle into a hillside and opens a doorway to underground,he knows that she is extraordinary and brave, and that he will have nochoice but to follow her, and help her save the town (and the knownworld). With luck on their side, and some discarded hockey sticks forgood measure, they might just emerge as heroes.

About the author: DAVE EGGERS is theauthor of ten books, including bestsellersThe Circle, A Hologram for the King, andA Heartbreaking Work of StaggeringGenius. His work has been nominatedfor the National Book Award, the PulitzerPrize, and the National Book CriticsCircle Award, and has won the DaytonLiterary Peace Prize, France's Prix Médicis,Germany's Albatross Prize, the NationalMagazine Award, and the American BookAward. He is the founder of McSweeney's,an independent publishing companybased in San Francisco, and cofounderof 826 National, a network of educationalcenters around the country, offering freetutoring to kids of all backgrounds.

He lives in Northern California with hisfamily.


FICTION

THE SURFACE BREAKS: A REIMAGINING OF THE LITTLE MERMAID LOUISE O'NEILLIllustrated by PAOLA ESCOBAR

Price: £7.99


ISBN: 9781407180410

CBMC code: E3N79

TPS: 198mm x 129mm

Extent: 336pp

Binding:Age: 14-20


Sales points

• One of the most talked-about and rapturously reviewed releases of2018.

• Shortlisted for the Specsavers National Book of the Year in the YAcategory, the YA Irish Book of the Year, nominated for the CarnegieMedal.

• A stunning paperback commercial fiction package that positionsthe book within the #MeToo movement; it will ignite conversationsand celebrate women's voices.

• Now with a brand-new chapter told from the perspective of the SeaWitch, the true feminist icon of the book and fan favourite.

• "O'Neill's prose cuts and rages" - The Observer

• "Will stay with you long after you read the final page" - Heat

Description

"A masterpiece" Marian Keyes"A fierce torrent of a book, raging and forceful and gripping. I wasswept away" Kiran Millwood Hargrave"Her prose cuts and rages and her vision of the Sea Witch is trulytransformative" The Observer.

Think you know the story of the Little Mermaid? Think again...Deep beneath the sea, off the cold Irish coast, Gaia is a youngmermaid who dreams of freedom from her controlling father. On herfirst swim to the surface, she is drawn towards a human boy. She longsto join his carefree world, but how much will she have to sacrifice?What will it take for the little mermaid to find her voice? Hans ChristianAndersen's original fairy tale is reimagined through a searing feministlens, with the stunning, scalpel-sharp writing and world building thathas won Louise her legions of devoted fans. A book with the darkestof undercurrents, full of rage and rallying cries: storytelling at its mostspellbinding.

About the author: Louise O' Neill is thecommercially and critically acclaimedauthor of Only Ever Yours and Asking For It.She is a multiple award-winner, includingThe Bookseller's YA Book Prize for her debutand Book of the Year at the Irish BooksAwards 2015 for her second. Louise is afreelance journalist for a variety of Irishnational newspapers and magazines,covering feminist issues, fashion and popculture, and she has a weekly column inthe Irish Examiner.

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GOBLINS (NE) PHILIP REEVE

Price: £6.99


ISBN: 9781407191485

CBMC code: D3N79

TPS: 198mm x 129mm

Extent: 320pp


Age: 09-11


Rights: World excl USA & Canada Rights

Sales points

• Fantastic new edition of GOLBINS from the award-winning PhilipReeve following the film release of MORTAL ENGINES in December2018

• Fun and light-hearted

• Brilliantly original monsters, magical creatures, rude and funnygoblins that children everywhere will love

• Superb and accessible storytelling for boys and girls

• Perfect for fans of Terry Pratchett

Description

A wild world of magical creatures and heroic adventure from theextraordinary imagination of Philip Reeve.

The squabbling goblins who live in the great towers of Clovenstonespend their time fighting and looting. Only clever young Skarperunderstands that dark magic created by a vanquished sorcerer is risingagain. From the lands of men come fortune-seekers - and trolls, giants,cloud-maidens, boglins, swamp monsters, tree-warriors and bloodthirstygoblins are swept into a fabulous magical conflict to thrill all fantasyfans.

Philip Reeve's MORTAL ENGINES was hisfirst published novel and was an instantbestseller, winning the Gold SmartiesAward. He is the author of 17 books foryoung people. In 2008 he won the CILIPCarnegie Medal for HERE LIES ARTHUR. Helives with his wife and son on Dartmoor.

http://philipreeve.blogspot.com/Philip Reeve is on Twitter: @philipreeve1

Also by Philip Reeve


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GOBLINS VS DWARVES (NE) PHILIP REEVE

Price: £6.99


ISBN: 9781407191492

CBMC code: D3N79

TPS: 198mm x 129mm

Extent: 352pp


Age: 09-11



Sales points

• Tunnelling dwarves and armoured moles steal the goblins' magic in asuperb sequel to GOBLINS (9781407191485)

• Master storyteller Philip Reeve is now writing fabulous fantasyadventures for younger readers

• GOBLINS was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize

• Praise for GOBLINS: "An utterly charming delight" - Telegraph, "Abrilliant family read" - Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books

• Perfect for fans of Terry Pratchett, both girls and boys

• New editions of Reeve's brilliantly funny series, following the filmrelease of his acclaimed MORTAL ENGINES series in December 2018

Description

The reawakening of ancient sorcery is bringing new creatures to theworld of Clovenstone. A network of tunnels is sneaking into the heartof goblin territory. Skarper and his friends try to halt this undergroundinvasion, but the dwarves - ruthless, cunning and covered in mole-droppings - are a dangerous enemy. The hapless heroes of GOBLINSmust defend their magical castle in a fabulously action-packed sequelfrom one of the master storytellers of children's fantasy fiction.

Philip Reeve's MORTAL ENGINES was his firstpublished novel and an instant bestseller,winning the Gold Smarties Award. He is theauthor of 17 books for young people. In2008 he won the CILIP Carnegie Medal forHERE LIES ARTHUR. He lives with his wife andson on Dartmoor.

http://philipreeve.blogspot.com/@philipreeve1

Also by Philip Reeve


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GOBLIN QUEST (NE) PHILIP REEVE

Price: £6.99


ISBN: 9781407191478

CBMC code: D3N79

TPS: 198mm x 129mm

Extent: 336pp


Age: 09-11



Sales points

• The fantastically exciting and brilliantly funny final book in theGOBLINS series from the celebrated author of MORTAL ENGINES

• GOBLINS was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize

• Praise for GOBLINS: "An utterly charming delight" - Telegraph, "Abrilliant family read" - Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books

• Perfect for fans of Terry Pratchett

• Bold, bright, unmissable package

• Simultaneous ebook available

• Target wide review coverage across national, regional and tradepress, and revisit all keen reviewers of the first two Goblin titles

Description

They've fallen from the tower and battled the dwarves, now Skarperand his troop of hapless goblins must save the Westlands from a terriblefate: they’re just not sure exactly what that terrible fate might be.Wannabe-hero Prince Rhind is trying to raise the long-lost land ofElvensea, unaware that it holds a terrible, dark power, and he’s notgoing to let a bunch of goblins stop him from getting his glory.

Chasing Rhind across land and sea, the goblins are off on the quest oftheir lives in this fantastically exciting and brilliantly funny final book inthe GOBLINS series from the celebrated author of MORTAL ENGINES.

About the author: Philip Reeve's MORTALENGINES was his first published novel andan instant bestseller, winning the GoldSmarties Award. He is the author of 17books for young people. In 2008 he wonthe CILIP Carnegie Medal for HERE LIESARTHUR. He lives with his wife and son onDartmoor.

http://philipreeve.blogspot.com/@philipreeve1

Other books in series:GOBLINS (9781407115276), GOBLINS VSDWARVES (9781407134802)


FICTION

JACK FROM EARTH CHRIS WOODING

Price: £6.99


ISBN: 9781407180656

CBMC code: D3N79

TPS: 198mm x 129mm

Extent: 300pp


Age: 08-12


Sales points

• Laughing at light-speed; this is for all kids who love GUARDIANS OFTHE GALAXY

• An hilarious inter-galactic adventure from award-winning authorChris Wooding

• Perfect for fans of the JEDI ACADEMY series

• Promotion on the Scholastic social media channels, reaching over60k followers

• Competitions and giveaways

Description

Laughing at light-speed; this is for all kids who love Guardians of theGalaxy.

Jack has always known there was something not quite right about hisparents: they move him every year, never seem to sleep, and what isthat beeping from the attic?

But when Jack goes to investigate the beeping and accidentally setsoff an inter-galactic distress signal, things get CRAZY quickly. Turnsout that every baddie and bounty hunter in the galaxy thinks HE’S aninterstellar super thief.

Can Jack convince everyone who's out for him that he's NOT who hesays he is? And can he do so in time to get home for tea?

Chris Wooding is the author of over twentybooks for adults and children that havebeen translated into twenty languages.His books have won the Nestlé SmartiesSilver Award and the Bram Stoker Award,among others, and have been shortlistedfor the Arthur C. Clarke Award and theCILIP Carnegie Medal. He also writes forTV and film, and his first graphic novel waspublished in 2012.chriswooding.com


FICTION

ARU SHAH AND THE SONG OF DEATH ROSHANI CHOKSHI

Price: £6.99


ISBN: 9781407185804

CBMC code: D3N79

TPS: 198mm x 129mm

Extent: 304pp


Age: 08-12

Illustrations:Rights: UK & Commonwealth excl Canada

Sales points

• Pacy, page-turning storytelling; charming, funny writing; relatablecharacters to root for and a diverse, original feel to the set-up - this isa standout addition to the middle grade adventure market

• ARU SHAH AND THE END OF TIME was number one on the New YorkTimes bestseller list upon publication

• Digital assets including quote cards reaching over 60k followers onthe Scholastic social media channels

Description

Aru is only just getting the hang of this whole Pandava thing when theOtherworld goes into full panic mode. The god of love's bow and arrowhave gone missing, and the thief isn't playing Cupid. Instead, they'returning people into heartless fighting-machine zombies.

If that weren't bad enough, somehow Aru gets framed as the thief. Ifshe doesn't find the arrow by the next full moon, she'll be kicked out ofthe Otherworld. For good.

But, for better or worse, she won't be going it alone. Along with her soul-sister, Mini, Aru will team up with Brynne, an ultra-strong girl who knowsmore than she lets on, and Aiden, the boy who lives across the streetand is also hiding plenty of secrets.

Together they'll battle demons, travel through a glittering anddangerous serpent realm, and discover that their enemy isn't at all whothey expected.

Roshani Chokshi(www.roshanichokshi.com) is the authorof the instant New York Times best-sellingfirst book in the Pandava series, Aru Shahand the End of Time. She also wrote theNew York Times best-selling YA book TheStar-Touched Queen, and its companion,A Crown of Wishes. She studied fairytales in college, and she has a pet luckdragon that looks suspiciously like a GreatPyrenees dog. The Pandava novels wereinspired by the stories her grandmothertold her as well as Roshani's all-consuminglove for Sailor Moon. She lives in the southand says "y'all," but she doesn't really havea Southern accent. Her Twitter handle is@roshani_chokshi.


FICTION

BESWITCHED NE KATE SAUNDERSIllustrated by PAOLA ESCOBAR

Price: £6.99


ISBN: 9781407196510

CBMC code: D3N79

TPS: 198mm x 129mm

Extent: 288pp


Age: 08-12


Sales points

• The exciting companion to THE WHIZZ POP CHOCOLATE SHOP(9781407129860)

• A mysterious creature made of magical chocolate is stolen from atop-secret government vault

• THE WHIZZ POP CHOCOLATE SHOP was shortlisted for the 2012Independent Booksellers Book Award

• 'Like Nesbit, Rowling and Ibbotson, Saunders understands that whatchildren long for is the feeling that magic permeates real life' -AMANDA CRAIG

• Simultaneous ebook edition

Description

When Flora Fox's parents send their daughter off to boarding school,they have no idea that the train will take her back to 1935. On thejourney Flora has a strange dream. She wakes up without her laptopor her phone, wearing a hideous uniform with ridiculous bloomersunderneath. She is a new girl at St Winifred's, where the rules are mad,the food horrible, and the hairiness of the teachers unbelievable. Her21st century manners will not be tolerated at strict St Win's - how willshe ever survive and find her way back to her own time? But there is aspecial reason why Flora has been summoned to the past. It involvesthe tempestuous girl who becomes her best friend...

Kate Saunders is the author ofMAGICALAMITY (9781407137322) andBESWITCHED (9781407137315) and manyother books for adults and children. She isalso an actress and a journalist. She lives inLondon.

Also by Kate Saunders:


FICTION

MAGICALAMITY NE KATE SAUNDERSIllustrated by PAOLA ESCOBAR

Price: £6.99


ISBN: 9781407196527

CBMC code: D3N79

TPS: 198mm x 129mm

Extent: 320pp


Age: 08-12


Sales points



Description

A new edition of the fabulous, laugh-out-loud magical adventure fromthe author of THE WHIZZ POP CHOCOLATE SHOP

Tom is in shock. He's just discovered that his dad is an escaped fairy onthe run. He never knew he was a demisprite - the child of a fairy anda human. Now he must trust his life to his three fairy godmothers. Theirmagic is dangerous, they can't stop bickering, and two of them arehardened criminals. Will Tom survive their botched spells, learn to fly andenter the perilous Fairy Realm to save his parents?




FICTION

THE CURSE OF THE CHOCOLATE PHOENIX NE KATE SAUNDERSIllustrated by PAOLA ESCOBAR

Price: £6.99


ISBN: 9781407196534

CBMC code: D3N79

TPS: 198mm x 129mm

Extent: 272pp


Age: 08-12


Sales points

• The exciting companion to THE WHIZZ POP CHOCOLATE SHOP(9781407129860)

• A mysterious creature made of magical chocolate is stolen from atop-secret government vault



• Simultaneous ebook edition

Description

The exciting companion to THE WHIZZ POP CHOCOLATE SHOP.

A secret government department, once again, needs the magicalhelp of Oz and Lily in a desperate new mission. Along with everyone'sfavourite cantankerous cat, Demerara, her ratty companion Spike,and the help of some powerfully magical chocolate, the children musttravel back in time to the height of the Blitz. Can they defeat some verydangerous supernatural creatures and save London's famous cathedralfrom destruction by fire?




FICTION

THE WHIZZ POP CHOCOLATE SHOP NE KATE SAUNDERSIllustrated by PAOLA ESCOBAR

Price: £6.99


ISBN: 9781407196541

CBMC code: D3N79

TPS: 198mm x 129mm

Extent: 304pp


Age: 08-12


Sales points

• Magic, adventure and a lot of chocolate - a classically winningcombination from the ever-popular Kate Saunders

• WILLY WONKA for the new generation



Description

Oz and Lily's family have inherited an ancient chocolate shop andthey're moving in upstairs. It's the perfect home ... apart from thesmall fact that it's haunted. And then they discover some solid goldchocolate moulds - with magic powers! Soon the ghosts are joined bysome evil villains determined to get their hands on the priceless secretsof the magical chocolate.




FICTION

RISE OF THE DRAGONS ANGIE SAGE

Price: £8.99


ISBN: 9780545864961

CBMC code: D3N79

TPS: 210mm x 140mm

Extent: 272pp


Age: 08-12

Illustrations:Rights: UK & Eire Rights Only

Sales points

• With 9 collectible game cards that put YOU into the dragon battle!

• Fast-paced middle grade fantasy with DRAGONS!

• Written by bestselling and award-winning author, Angie Sage

• Perfect for fans of Cressida Cowell's How to Train Your Dragon(Hodder Children's Books)

Description

There was a time when our world was full of dragons, and they livedalongside humans in harmony. But after a rogue group called theRaptors tried to gain power and rule over Earth, all dragons werebanished to another realm.

Years passed, and then decades, and then centuries. And mosthumans forgot about the dragons. It was almost as if they had neverexisted.

But some still new the truth, and the legend stayed alive.

Eleven-year-old Sirin grew up with the stories, but the magic of thosetales seemed hard to believe. That is, until Sirin she saw a mysteriousstreak of silver in the night sky and decided to find its source.

But when Sirin becomes the first child to "lock" with a dragon incenturies - forming a deep bond unlike anything she's ever known - shelearns that not all dragons have returned with good intentions. Andsoon she finds herself at the centre of a terrifying battle...

About the author: Angie Sage is abestselling, award-winning author whowas born in London and grew up inBerkshire, London and Kent. Angie wentto art school to study Graphic Design andIllustration, and then also became a writer.She has written picture books and fiction,including her ARAMINTA SPOOK series, andthe SEPTIMUS HEAP series.

Angie has two daughters and now lives ina fifteenth-century house in Somerset.


PICTURE & NOVELTY

GRUMPYCORN (PB) SARAH MCINTYRE

Price: £6.99


ISBN: 9781407180830

CBMC code: A3M79

TPS: 275mm x 250mm

Extent: 32pp

Binding: Paperback

Age: 03-06



Sales points

• A funny and feisty new picture book by the bestselling SarahMcIntyre, with a winning theme of unicorns and grumpiness

• A tale about the ups and downs of writing a book, fluffy pens, terribletantrums and learning to work together - the perfect ingredients foran irresistible picture book

• Breaks gender stereotypes with a male unicorn character

• Humorous illustrations jam-packed with fascinating detail by one ofthe UK's top children's book creators

• YOU CAN'T EAT A PRINCESS and SUPERKID have sold over 40,000copies each

• Supported by digital assets including GIFs and activity sheets

Description

Oh, what a Grumpycorn!A must-have unicorn picture book treat from the bestselling, award-winning Sarah McIntyre.

Unicorn wants to write the most fabulous story in the world. He has afancy notebook. A special fluffy pen. He has everything just perfect. ButUnicorn has NO IDEA what to write!

When his friends try to join in, will Unicorn turn into a ... GRUMPYCORN?

A funny and feisty picture book celebrating teamwork, friendship andthe joys of storytelling.

About the author-illustratorSarah McIntyre is the bestselling author-illustrator of DINOSAUR FIREFIGHTERS,DINOSAUR POLICE, THERE'S A SHARKIN THE BATH (Scholastic) and THE NEWNEIGHBOURS (David Fickling). She has alsoillustrated SUPERKID, THE PRINCE OF PANTS,YOU CAN'T EAT A PRINCESS and YOUCAN'T SCARE A PRINCESS. Sarah, togetherwith Philip Reeve, is also the creator ofthe internationally successful OLIVER ANDTHE SEAWIGS series (OUP). Sarah is thewinner of the 2010 Sheffield Children's BookAward and Bishops Stortford Picture BookAward.She lives in London.www.jabberworks.co.uk@jabberworks

ISBN: 9781407188751 ISBN: 9781407143309


PICTURE & NOVELTY

GRUMPYCORN (HB) SARAH MCINTYRE

Price: £12.99


ISBN: 9781407180823

CBMC code: A3M79

TPS: 275mm x 250mm

Extent: 32pp

Binding: Hardback

Age: 03-06



Sales points

• A funny and feisty new picture book by the bestselling SarahMcIntyre, with a winning theme of unicorns and grumpiness

• A tale about the ups and downs of writing a book, fluffy pens, terribletantrums and learning to work together - the perfect ingredients foran irresistible picture book

• Breaks gender stereotypes with a male unicorn character

• Humorous illustrations jam-packed with fascinating detail by one ofthe UK's top children's book creators

• YOU CAN'T EAT A PRINCESS and SUPERKID have sold over 40,000copies each

• Supported by digital assets including GIFs and activity sheets

Description

Oh, what a Grumpycorn!A must-have unicorn picture book treat from the bestselling, award-winning Sarah McIntyre.

Unicorn wants to write the most fabulous story in the world. He has afancy notebook. A special fluffy pen. He has everything just perfect. ButUnicorn has NO IDEA what to write!

When his friends try to join in, will Unicorn turn into a ... GRUMPYCORN?

A funny and feisty picture book celebrating teamwork, friendship andthe joys of storytelling.

About the author-illustratorSarah McIntyre is the bestselling author-illustrator of DINOSAUR FIREFIGHTERS,DINOSAUR POLICE, THERE'S A SHARKIN THE BATH (Scholastic) and THE NEWNEIGHBOURS (David Fickling). She has alsoillustrated SUPERKID, THE PRINCE OF PANTS,YOU CAN'T EAT A PRINCESS and YOUCAN'T SCARE A PRINCESS. Sarah, togetherwith Philip Reeve, is also the creator ofthe internationally successful OLIVER ANDTHE SEAWIGS series (OUP). Sarah is thewinner of the 2010 Sheffield Children's BookAward and Bishops Stortford Picture BookAward.She lives in London.www.jabberworks.co.uk@jabberworks


PICTURE & NOVELTY

FIND AND FEEL: 1, 2, 3 BUMBLEBEE (BB) NATALIE MARSHALL

Price: £6.99


ISBN: 9781407191669

CBMC code: A2K79

TPS: 185mm x 185mm

Extent: 10pp

Binding: Non Standard - board

Age: 00-03



Sales points

• Brand-new first concept board books for very young children

• With bumpy pages that toddlers will love to explore

• Bright, bold artwork and friendly characters packed onto everypage

• Energetic rhyming story that is fun for grown-ups and children,promoting shared story times

• Aids speech development and learning through repetition

• Collect both books in the series: HELLO, ORANGE TIGER and 1, 2, 3BUMBLEBEE

Description

Little fishy has five scales, watch him swim and flick his tail.Six black whiskers on cat's nose, sticking out in nice, straight rows.

Perfect for very small children, these brand-new books combine simplerhyming texts with tactile, bumpy pages and eye-catching artwork.

With a focus on first concepts, repetition and high-contrast design, theFIND AND FEEL books are designed to help children learn first wordswhile developing their speech and hand-eye co-ordination.

Natalie Marshall is an Australian illustrator,writer and designer.After graduating university with a degreein graphic design (and an illustrationaward too), Natalie became a designer.But her wish to be an illustrator was farstronger than the pull of corporate design,and soon enough Natalie had built animpressive roster of clients, including Simon& Schuster, Little Brown and Ladybird.

Natalie has lived in New York and London,but now lives back home in Australia -near the beach, no less - with her bike-loving husband and her two children.


PICTURE & NOVELTY

FIND AND FEEL: HELLO, ORANGE TIGER (BB) NATALIE MARSHALL

Price: £6.99


ISBN: 9781407191676

CBMC code: A2K79

TPS: 185mm x 185mm

Extent: 10pp

Binding: Non Standard - board

Age: 00-03



Sales points

• Brand-new first concept board books for very young children

• With bumpy pages that toddlers will love to explore

• Bright, bold artwork and friendly characters packed onto everypage

• Energetic rhyming story that is fun for grown-ups and children,promoting shared story times

• Aids speech development and learning through repetition

• Collect both books in the series: 1, 2, 3 BUMBLEBEE and HELLO,ORANGE TIGER

Description

SNAP, SNAP says green crocodile, showing off his scaly smile.Running quickly down the trail, SWISH goes purple lizzard's tail.

Perfect for very small children, these brand-new books combine simplerhyming texts with tactile, bumpy pages and eye-catching artwork.

With a focus on first concepts, repetition and high-contrast design, theFIND AND FEEL books are designed to help children learn first wordswhile developing their speech and hand-eye co-ordination.

Natalie Marshall is an Australian illustrator,writer and designer.After graduating university with a degreein graphic design (and an illustrationaward too), Natalie became a designer.But her wish to be an illustrator was farstronger than the pull of corporate design,and soon enough Natalie had built animpressive roster of clients, including Simon& Schuster, Little Brown and Ladybird.

Natalie has lived in New York and London,but now lives back home in Australia -near the beach, no less - with her bike-loving husband and her two children.


NON FICTION

SOMEBODY SWALLOWED STANLEY SARAH ROBERTSIllustrated by HANNAH PECK

Price: £6.99


ISBN: 9781407195100

CBMC code: A3N79

TPS: 250mm x 280mm

Extent: 32pp

Binding: Paperback

Age: 03-06



Sales points

• A powerful message about plastic pollution from environmentalexpert Sarah Roberts

• Reaching parents, teachers and children direct through Scholasticsocial media channels, highlighting the environmental message ofthe book

• Mailing to key media contacts, including environmental activists

Description

"Plastic bags don't belong in the sea!"

Everybody has a taste for Stanley, but he is no ordinary jellyfish.

Most jellyfish have dangly-gangly tentacles, but Stanley has twohandles...

Other jellyfish have a magical glow, but Stanley has stripes...

A powerful message about plastic pollution from environmental expertSarah Roberts.

About the author:

Eco-expert Sarah Roberts has worked inconservation all around the world. Withlarge amounts of plastic spreading intoremote ecosystems and food chains,Sarah is on a mission to help childrenunderstand the issues:

"If children aren't aware, how can theyprotect their favourite places and theawesome creatures who live there?"


MEDIA

LEGO HARRY POTTER: HOGWARTS HANDBOOK (LEGO HARRY POTTER) SCHOLASTIC

Price: £7.99


ISBN: 9781338339406

CBMC code: C3N68

TPS: 206mm x 159mm

Extent: 96pp

Binding:Age: 06-10

Illustrations:Rights: UK & Eire Rights Only

Sales points

• Featuring a fabulous Hermione minifigure that will have a hugeappeal for young Harry Potter fans!

• Fun novelty format bringing together two powerhouse evergreenbrands, LEGO and Harry Potter

• New LEGO Harry Potter sets at retail in 2018 and 2019 will bringrenewed excitement to both brands

• Tons of fun in one package: handbook, activities, and minifigure in abox with magnetic closure

• The perfect format for young readers to take on-the-go

Description

Still waiting for your Hogwarts letter? Check out this Hogwarts StudentHandbook to make sure you're ready when it arrives!

From Platform 9-3/4 to the Sorting Ceremony to final exams--that is, ifthey haven't been canceled again thanks to a monster getting loosein the school--this handbook covers everything a new student shouldknow about this school of witchcraft and wizardry. Read all about theclasses, top-secret locations, and, of course, Quidditch! Then put yourHogwarts knowledge to the test with tons of fun quizzes and activities.

Includes a buildable Hermione LEGO(R) minifigure!

About the series: From the moment youboard the Hogwarts™ Express to the finalQuidditch match, LEGO® Harry Potter™transports you into the magical worldof Hogwarts™ School of Witchcraft andWizardry - and the legendary Harry Potter.

ISBN: 9781407192369


MEDIA

PAW PATROL: GOOD JOB, PUPS! STICKER REWARD BOOK SCHOLASTIC

Price: £5.99


ISBN: 9781407194325

CBMC code: B2L68

TPS: 304mm x 237mm

Extent: 24pp

Binding: Paperback

Age: 04-06


Rights: UK & Eire Rights Only

Sales points

• All PAW Patrol workbook content is created by educational expertsand aligns to the UK National Curriculum

• Children can practise and develop their reading skills with the PAWPatrol pups

• Packed with fun activities including over 300 stickers and 10 rewardcharts

• PAW Patrol is one of the top 10 TV programmes in the UK and has 92million viewers across 15 countries

• The brand won Best Preschool Licensed Property in the 2016 UK

• Working closely with Nickelodeon ongoing promotional activitythrough their massive online reach – newsletter, website and social

• Promotions through Scholastic parent and teacher channelsreaching millions

Description

Build key early learning skills with the PAW Patrol!

From getting dressed to writing your name and counting to ten, thisbook is packed with fun activities to help little ones get ready to startschool.

With over 300 stickers and 10 reward charts, learning has never been somuch fun.

Skills checklist:pencil control; learning the alphabet; writing your name; capital letters;counting to 10; getting dressed; recognising colours; tidying up; learningabout feelings; identifying shapes; recognising healthy food.

About the series: PAW Patrol is an award-winning global preschool property,which has captured the imaginationsof children worldwide. Scholastic'sworkbooks pair activities with compellingstories featuring the famous pups. Thiscombination naturally engages childrenand encourages them to becomeindependent learners.

ISBN: 9781407194301 ISBN: 9781407186870


NON FICTION

VOICES: DIVER'S DAUGHTER: A TUDOR STORY (VOICES #2) PATRICE LAWRENCE

Price: £6.99


ISBN: 9781407191409

CBMC code: D5N78

TPS: 198mm x 129mm

Extent: 208pp


Age: 08-12


Sales points

• VOICES is an exciting new narrative non-fiction series about theunsung voices of our past

• The series will showcase some of the UK's finest writers for youngpeople

• Featuring a young East African girl named Eve, living with her motherin Elizabethan London

• An authentic and moving adventure about life as an immigrant inBritain

• Patrice Lawrence is the author of Indigo Donut and the prize-winningOrange Boy (Hodder)

Description

A gripping adventure told from the perspective of a young girl whosemother was taken away from her family in Mozambique. Award-winning author, Patrice Lawrence, continues this exciting new seriesthat explores authentic and moving accounts of the life of Britishimmigrants throughout history.

Voices: Diver's Daughter - A Tudor Story explores the life of a youngEast African girl, Eve, living with her mother in the Southwark slums ofElizabethan London. When they hear from a Mary Rose survivor, GeorgeSymon, that one of the African free-divers who was sent to salvageits treasures is alive and well and living in Southampton, mother anddaughter agree to try to find him and attempt to dive the wreck ofanother ship, rumoured to be rich with treasures. But will the pair survivewhen George arrives to claim his 'share'? Will Eve overcome her fear ofthe water to help rescue her mother?

In this thrilling adventure based on real events, Patrice Lawrenceshows us a fascinating and rarely seen world that's sure to hook youngreaders.

About the author: Patrice Lawrence is themulti-award-winning author of Orangeboy,which won the 2017 Waterstone's BookPrize, the 2017 YA Book Prize and wasshortlisted for the 2017 Costa Book Awardsand the Carnegie Award. Indigo Donutwas shortlisted for the Bookseller YA Prizeand the Carnegie Award, was Book of theWeek in The Times, The Sunday Times andThe Observer, and was one of The Times'top children's books in 2017.

About the series: A thrilling seriesshowcasing some of the UK's finest writersfor young people, Voices reflects theauthentic, unsung stories of our past.Each shows that, even in times of greatupheaval, a myriad of people havearrived on this island and made a homefor themselves - from Roman times to thepresent day.

ISBN: 9781407193939For more information contact SCB on 020 7756 7756 or email [email protected]

Publication Date 2nd May 2019

THE FANDOM RISINGAnna Day from an idea by Angela McCann

Nate’s time is running out. Violet and Katie re-enter The Gallows Dance to rescue him, but when a rogue fanfiction writer emerges online – determined to put the dys back into dystopia – Alice is the only one with the power to save the story …

• An unconventional thriller plot sets apart this heart-pounding sequel to The Fandom, Chicken House’s fastest-ever-selling foreign rights title.

• Violet’s best frenemy, Alice, takes the lead as she investigates the identity of a mystery fanfiction writer with a dark agenda.

Praise for THE FANDOM:

‘I cannot recommend The Fandom highly enough.’ LOUISE O’NEILL

‘I couldn’t put it down, and honestly, I can’t wait to pick it back up. Utterly compulsive, relentlessly paced, and cleverly plotted.’ MELINDA SALISBURY

Price: £7.99Pub Date: 2nd May 2019CBMC code: E3N79Dimensions: 198x129 mmWord count: 90,000 (words approx.)

Binding: Paperback



DESCRIPTIONIt’s a year since Violet, Alice and Katie escaped from the dystopian world of The Gallows Dance – Nate’s been stuck in a coma ever since. Violet re-enters The Gallows Dance, determined to bring her brother home. After an argument that threatens to destroy their friendship, Alice stays behind. But when a rogue fanfiction writer emerges online – writing dark new chapters set in the world her friends are trapped in – Alice is the only one with the power to save the story …

An extract from

THE FANDOM RISINGAnna DayAt midnight, I decide it’s safe. I quickly pull on a beanie, a sweater and a pair of shades. I’ve no idea how vigilant hospital Big Brother is, but I don’t fancy appearing on any CCTV footage in all my six-foot, blonde glory.

I leave my little toilet-den and walk to the ICU. It’s only about ten metres down the corridor, but I could so easily be caught. I have my excuse ready … I fell asleep on the toilet. It’s the best I could come up with, and it’s kind of true. But I reach the ICU undetected.

Adam is fast asleep by Violet’s bed, snoring in a chair. Katie’s mum is there too. I think how my parents never slept in a chair next to my bed when I was unconscious, and I feel like orphan Annie before Daddy Warbucks rocked up. My mouth fixes in a thin, determined line. I realized a long time ago, my shit parents don’t matter. My friends matter. Nate, Katie and, of course, Violet. I run my

fingers through her thick, dark waves. She looks almost sepia behind the darkened lenses of my sunglasses. I push them onto my head so I can see her in all her pale, peachy loveliness.

When we were there last time, in the world of The Gallows Dance, I gave up everything to save her. Oscar, the Gems … Willow. I gave it all up for her. And I’d do it again. In a heartbeat. I’d do anything to help her.

Even if it means hurting her.I pull a small kitchen knife from my

handbag. The blade catches in the glow from the corridor, and for a second, it looks like an angry, sharpened tooth. My stomach hurts and my chest burns, but I know I have to do this. Because if rat tattoos and bullet wounds can cross between worlds, then surely this will too.

I rest my cheek against Violet’s. ‘You remember the fandicks?’ I whisper, rolling up the sleeve on her pyjama top. ‘Well there’s one here, right now, and he’s ballsing up everything.’

I kiss her on the forehead, whisper the words forgive me into her hair, and then I set about carving the word FANBOY deep into the fleshy part of her forearm.

And then, just in case she doesn’t work it out, I carve my initial.


ANNA DAYAnna lives in the north-east of England and works as a clinical psychologist. In 2015

she was shortlisted for the Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition with her novel The Gallows Dance, the world which provided the inspiration for The Fandom.

@annadayauthor

Photo by Philip Hunton


IN THE SHADOW OF HEROESNicholas BowlingWhen his master disappears and a slave called Tog arrives with a secret message, Cadmus is swept up on a quest that leads to Emperor Nero and his crazed determination to possess the Golden Fleece of Greek mythology. The journey will push him to the edge of the Roman Empire – and reveal unexpected truths about himself …

• The second novel by the critically acclaimed author of Witchborn; perfect for young fans of Madeleine Miller.

• Themes of myth, stories, heroism and truth in a spellbinding classical setting.

• We follow lovable Cadmus as he embarks on an epic journey, featuring fantastical elements but firmly rooted in its historical world (Bowling is a Classics teacher).

Praise for WITCHBORN:

‘Nicholas Bowling is a thrilling writer’ THE TELEGRAPH

Price: £6.99Pub Date: 2nd May 2019CBMC code: D3N79Dimensions: 198x129 mmWord count: 70,000 (words approx.)

Binding: Paperback



DESCRIPTIONFourteen-year-old Cadmus has been scholar Tullus’s slave since he was a baby – his master is the only family he knows. But when Tullus disappears and a taciturn slave called Tog – formerly a British princess – arrives with a secret message, Cadmus’s life is turned upside down. The pair follow a trail that leads to Emperor Nero himself, and his crazed determination to possess the Golden Fleece of Greek mythology. This madcap quest will push Cadmus to the edge of the Roman Empire – and reveal unexpected truths about his past …

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IN THE SHADOW OF HEROESNicholas BowlingThere was a knock at the door of the villa. Tullus whirled around in dismay.

‘Cadmus? Who is that?’‘I’m afraid the gods haven’t granted me the gift of

foresight, Master.’‘Don’t be clever with me, Cadmus. What are they

doing here? Dinner won’t be served for another hour!’

Tullus clutched at the folds of his toga and marched into the atrium, turned, marched back, then turned again and went for the door. The two slave girls sweeping the floor watched him in bewilderment.

‘Don’t just stand there,’ Tullus hissed at no one in particular. ‘Light some lamps!’ He reached the bronze door handle and stopped. ‘No, what am I thinking? Cadmus, you open it. Opening my own front door! Gods above!’

One of the slave girls brought an oil lamp, which only served to highlight the sweat beading on his master’s head. Tullus stood back, a little to the side of the pool in the middle of the atrium, and composed himself. He looked rigid as a statue.

When Cadmus eventually opened the door, the man on the other side was not a dinner guest at all. Neither were the praetorian guards who flanked him on both sides. Nobody acknowledged Cadmus as they barged noisily into the villa, the two armed

men carrying a bronze strong-box between them. Tullus’s face, which had been so ruddy moments before, was now completely colourless.

‘Greetings, Tullus,’ said the man at the front. He was wearing a toga with a purple border, a senator’s toga, but he spoke his Latin with a strong Greek accent. A foreigner. One of Cadmus’ countrymen.

His master looked like he was about to be sick. ‘Oh I … Yes. Good evening. I’m sorry the house is in such a state, if I had known you were coming I would have …’ There was a flicker of recognition between the two of them, Cadmus noticed.

The Greek man laughed. ‘Do not worry yourself, this is not a social call. Let’s be honest, Gaius, you aren’t exactly renowned for your hospitality, are you?’ Tullus tried to laugh but it just sounded like he was hacking some phlegm from the back of his throat. ‘No,’ the man continued, ‘I have actually come to bring you a gift.’

‘A gift?’‘From Emperor Nero.’The guards dropped the chest on the floor of

the atrium and it echoed coldly. Cadmus looked at it, then at the guards, then at the Greek intruder. Something wasn’t right.

‘The Emperor?’ Tullus’ face didn’t know what to do with itself. ‘What have I deserved from the, ah, Divine Caesar?’

‘Nero wants to thank you.’ ‘What for?’ The man smiled. ‘For all the fine work you are

about to do for him.’ Tullus gaped like a speared fish. Then, for the

first time, the Greek turned to look at Cadmus. ‘Dismiss this one,’ he said. ‘We have much to

discuss.’


NICHOLAS BOWLINGNicholas Bowling is an author, stand-up comic, musician and Latin teacher from

London. While writing his debut novel Witchborn, he has also performed a solo show at the Edinburgh festival, and has co-written, recorded and released an album and two EPs.

@thenickbowling


LILY AND THE ROCKETSRebecca StevensLily has a job at the munitions factory and a goal-keeper’s spot with a brand-new women’s football team – the Rockets. When the war ends, the girls lose their jobs and their football. But Lily refuses to give up her dream …

• A timeless middle-grade story of football, friendship and determination.

• Publication coincides with the FIFA Women’s World Cup in summer 2019.

• Rebecca’s novels have been shortlisted for the Historical Association Young Quills Award and the Branford Boase Award.

Praise for Rebecca Stevens:

‘A well-told, fast-paced narrative … An excellent, emotionally mature read for 10-16 year-olds.’ HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY

‘This book packs a powerful emotional punch in just 150 pages’ DAILY MAIL

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DESCRIPTIONIt’s 1918. Lily spends her days working in a munitions factory, her nights picking metal out of her hair, and her lunchtimes kicking a ball with her workmates. Together they form a football team, the Rockets, and a league soon follows. But when the war ends, the girls lose both their jobs and their football. Not Lily. If her only chance of being a goalie is to play with the men, then that’s what she’ll do.

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LILY AND THE ROCKETSRebecca StevensOh, I remember that day. Me and Amy May lying on our backs in the grass on Plumstead Marshes, the sun on our faces and the world at our feet. We’d just left school that very day, finished forever, and we felt like anything was possible.

We were fourteen and we’d been best friends since time began.

‘What would you do, Lily Dodd,’ Amy May was saying, ‘If you could have any job in the world?’

That was easy.‘Goalkeeper,’ I said. A bird drifted silently

across the sky. It was hot – the hottest day of the year so far. I was sweating under my pinafore.

‘That’s not a job,’ said Amy. ‘Playing football. It’s a hobby. Something you do with the boys after school.’

‘It is a job,’ I said. ‘It could be. Might be.’ I leaned across and flicked her nose. ‘Is, actually.’

She squealed. ‘Ow! Is not!’‘Is!’ I said. ‘My dad used to get paid, playing

for the works team.’

‘How much?’ ‘I don’t know! It was before I was born,

when him and Mum were courting. She used to go and watch him, he said, down at the old Manor Ground. He said she liked looking at his legs. ‘

‘What did she say?’ ‘I don’t know!’ Mum had died when I was a

baby, so I didn’t know much about her. Only what Dad told me and what I could imagine from looking at the oval photograph that hung above the fireplace in the front room, with her sitting on a chair with a sort of painted ruin behind her, looking like she was trying not to laugh.

‘Sorry.’ Amy stopped as if she’d just thought of something. I rolled over onto my stomach. The grass tickled my face. I picked a feathery bit and chewed the end.

‘It’s different, though, Lil, ‘ Amy said. ‘Your dad …’

‘What about him?’ I said. ‘Your dad, Lily Dodd ... is a man.’ I sat up very straight and looked down at

her. ‘That is true,’ I said, flaring my nostrils like our old teacher at school. ‘It was true then, Amy May, and it is true now. A lot of people are men. Half the human race, in fact. Stupid!’

For some reason, this made us laugh and laugh. And when we’d stopped laughing, Amy May said: ’And you’re a girl.’

‘Yes,’ I said. ‘I am a girl. A very tall girl who is very good at football.’


REBECCA STEVENSRebecca Stevens is the author of Valentine Joe and Rose in the Blitz. She has worked as an actor, a stand-

up comedian and a script writer for children’s television, writing for shows such as Mr Bean and Postman Pat.

@rstevenswriter

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