Monster Christmas by Giles Andreae
Category: Children's | Series: Monster Christmas
An endearing rhyming story full of laughs, this wholesome tale is set to become a Christmas classic. Father Christmas is old, tired and has creaky knees. He needs a break - and who better to replace him than little monster, who can't wait to stretch his wings, see the world and do some good? There's jus ...Show more
Boss Ladies of Science by Phillip Marsden
Category: Children's
You have a choice as to whether you will make this world a better place, even in a small way. - Jane Goodall, PrimatologistBoss ladies conquer in this celebration of inspiring and empowered female scientists from around the world. At the top of their fields of astronomy, quantum physics, neuroscience, v ...Show more
The Perfume Thief: A Novel by Timothy Schaffert
Category: Picture
This is a superb novel, enchanting and brutal in equal measure. This is historical fiction at its finest, vivid and beautifully rendered; and yet in their longing for a lost world, Schaffert's characters feel entirely contemporary to our present moment.--Emily St. John Mandel, author of The Glass Hotel ...Show more
AfterLife by Kathryn Lomer
Category: Children's
'Even the titles thrum, so that the index reads like a suite of small poems. Kathryn Lomer’s is a house with many rooms, Wunderkammers all, filled with curious objects drawn from the worlds of art, science, nature, love, life, death… everything. Supple lines and sensitive rhythms make surprising conjunc ...Show more
Never Fear (#8 Friday Barnes) by R.A. Spratt
Category: Fiction | Series: Friday Barnes
Friday's time at Highcrest is running out! The new headmaster is turning everything upside down. Friday's irritatingly high IQ has her fast-tracked to graduation, while a pair of incriminating pants puts Ian on the rocky road to expulsion. When a rumour emerges of embezzled gold stashed on the school gr ...Show more