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Malorie Blackman

Maxine is a little girl full of big ideas. She loves solving problems, and can usually be found with her twin brothers in tow causing all kinds of mischief. Whether it is solving the mystery of the tooth fairy, building the biggest snowball ever or just causing trouble, they always have the best time together. This selection of fantastically funny short stories is perfect for spring boarding younger readers into the world of reading via an endearing heroine who has a lot of fun.

Girl Wonder's Winter Adventures

Ann Cameron

Madhvi Ramani

Nina and the Magical Carnival

The Most Beautiful Place in the World

Banana Spaghetti

Girl Wonder and the Terrific Twins

Girl Wonder to the Rescue

Huey's Tiger

The Julian Stories

Julian's Glorious Summer

Nina and the Travelling Spice Shed

Julian, Secret Agent

Nina and the Kung-Fu Adventure

Julian, Dream Doctor

Fangs

Lauren Castillo

Tiger Tells All

Malaika Rose Stanley

Miss Bubble's Troubles

The year is 1Q84. This is the real world, there is no doubt about that. But in this world, there are two moons in the sky. Discover the 1Q84 Trilogy by Haruki Murakami.

The intelligent and capable police commissioner Guido Brunetti confronts crime in and around his home town of Venice.

Chronicling the lives of over three hundred characters, unrivalled for its scope and humour, this is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century England.

A series of children's modern classic novels by renowned 20th century children's writers. All the titles in this series have the A Puffin Book logo, contemporary-style covers, and child-friendly endnotes.

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