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Can friendships survive as Denny relives the good times and rewrites the bad? A comic and compelling tale from award-winning author Keith Gray. It’s the end of the summer and Denny is having to move away with his mum now that she’s found a ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.3
Points Value : 3.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Over The Line

It's the proudest moment of Jack's life his debut as a professional footballer. Now he has a chance to achieve his dream of playing for his country. But it's 1914 and the world is at war. Talk of sportsmen's cowardice leads to the formation of a ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.3
Points Value : 3.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Blue John

The Queen of Darkness lives deep underground beneath a mountain with her child, Blue John, a boy she made from the blue of the glacier and the hot yellow light of the sun. Blue John is forbidden to leave his mother's side, but the lure of the light ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.3
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

Stitched Up

When twelve-year-old Hanh is offered a job as a shop assistant in Hanoi, she sees it as a chance to earn money to send back to her family living in poverty in rural Vietnam. But on her arrival in the city, she soon learns that the job offer was a lie...

ATOS Book Level : 4.3
Points Value : 2.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Seeing Red

Battling problems at home, Amelia risks her spot on the football squad when she lashes out at her teammates in this sensitively told sports tale from acclaimed author Eve Ainsworth. Football used to be a way for Amelia to escape when her parents ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.4
Points Value : 1.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Sophie Takes To The Sky

Take flight with a truly inspirational tale of courage and self-belief, inspired by the incredible life of Sophie Blanchard, the world’s first female hot-air balloonist Scaredy-Cat Sophie is afraid of everything! So when a balloonist comes to ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.4
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

Bomb!

Action packed thriller. Rob's the army's youngest bomb disposal officer. And he's also the best. But when he's called in to school to defuse a bomb planted by terrorists he must recall some painful events from his past in order to make sure the bomb ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.4
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

The Creatures Of Killburn Mine

What’s slithering about deep underground …? When a meteorite crashes to Earth near Crooked Oak, Pete, Nancy and Krish are determined to find it. But they’re not the only ones … After spotting one of their teachers up on the moor where ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.4
Points Value : 2.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Me And My Brian

Josh has always called his brain Brian, and Brian can sometimes be his best friend, helping Josh with tests and giving him brilliant moneymaking ideas. But he can also be Josh’s worst enemy, keeping him awake at night worrying, and telling him that...

ATOS Book Level : 4.4
Points Value : 1.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Elisabeth And The Box Of Colours

Painting brings joy in a moment of grief in this moving and ultimately uplifting story inspired by the childhood of French portrait artist Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun. Elisabeth loves to paint, just like her papa. She spends hours making her ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.4
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

eSports: Jungle Mastermind

Antonia is a great gamer. She's especially skilled at her favorite game called Mobius Bridge. She's a fierce fighter and can quickly knock enemies out of the game. Together with her esports teammates, they usually dominate other teams at the ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.5
Points Value : 1.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Little House

The importance and meaning of home is explored in this thought-provoking new novella from Carnegie Medal winning author Katya Balen. Juno’s furious about being sent to stay with her grandfather for the summer. She’ll miss all the fun she and ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.5
Points Value : 1.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Echostar

Ruby Brookes and her best friend Deva have won free places at the Ash Tree Foundation Performing Arts Camp over the summer, but only if their school grades seriously improve. So when Deva suddenly starts getting high marks in all their subjects, ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.5
Points Value : 3.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

eSports: Builder Battle

Samuel is a long-time fan of the classic world-building game Buildtopia, playing it years after his friends have forgotten about it. So he’s excited to learn that a big game update has reignited interest in the video game. Now with new in-game ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.5
Points Value : 1.0
Book Cover : Paperback

The Clockwork Key

Mabel and Will Greystone are looking forward to an exciting holiday with their aunt Lucy, a famous relic hunter in the land of Marvolia. Using an ancient map, they are searching for the legendary lost town of Umber, famous for the invention of ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.5
Points Value : 2.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Seven Ghosts

Jake and the other finalists in a writing competition have been invited to a stately house for a tour like no other. As their guide leads them through grand rooms, hidden nooks and magnificent grounds, they hear the stories of seven ghosts who haunt ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.5
Points Value : 3.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Letters To A Dog

Letters from a longed-for pet provide comfort and entertainment for a lonely boy in a heartfelt and gently humorous tale from bestselling author Piers Torday. Jamie is in hospital waiting for a life-changing operation. And to make a difficult time...

ATOS Book Level : 4.5
Points Value : 1.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Endgame

Ruby, Freya and Ivy are all survivors of the Ash Tree Foundation, an organisation that claimed to help teenagers deal with technology addiction but which was a front for a dangerously addictive augmented-reality platform, Novo Reality. Novo ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.5
Points Value : 3.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

The Tiger On His back

Sofia Drake wants a tattoo - a tattoo all of her own, where her parents won't see it. And when she's introduced to Sol Marks, a genius young tattooist, Sofia falls in love with his arty, original designs. But when Sofia's dad sees his daughter's new ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.5
Points Value : 1.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

The Raven Riddle

Grace’s family are wardens of the Griffin map, using its teleport technology to fight crime across Moreland. And now there’s someone new on the team: Tom Eely. Grace and Tom are keen to get to work, but their first call to a quiet mountain ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.5
Points Value : 2.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Hurly Burly: Macbeth Mayhem

Fair is foul and foul is fair ... bestseller Ross Montgomery returns with a laugh-out-loud, perfectly pitched introduction to Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Beth has been looking forward to the Prizegiving Assembly all year. She’s won best-behaved ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.5
Points Value : 1.0
Book Cover : Paperback

The Griffin Gate

"Warden Griffin at your service. Can I ask if you've seen a monster in the area ...?" Grace's family are wardens of the Griffin Map, using its teleport technology to fight crime across Moreland. Although Grace is still too young, she longs to go on ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.5
Points Value : 2.0
Book Cover : Paperback

If Only We Had A Helicopter

Midge and co. are back! And this time there's a brand new four-legged friend in tow. New Dog needs a name and the boys need an adventure, so what are the three to do but sort it out themselves - there will be rescue missions, viking attacks and ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.5
Points Value : 1.0
Book Cover : Paperback

McTavish Goes Wild

It's summer and the Peachey family is in crisis - again. Youngest child Betty Peachey is trying to persuade the family to go to the Faraway Campsite of Ma Peachey's idyllic dreams. But most of the Peacheys are still resisting. Pa Peachey is convinced...

ATOS Book Level : 4.5
Points Value : 1.0
Book Cover : Paperback

The Ghost Of Shadow Vale

A monstrous battle rages in this action-packed mythical adventure from Jonathan Stroud, re-edited and repackaged for struggling teen readers. In a land of ice and a vale of snow, the safety of a people rests of the shoulders of the warrior ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.6
Points Value : 1.0
Book Cover : Paperback