Have you ever wondered what books and resources other schools are buying for their students?
Here’s a sneak preview to our top 40 bestselling titles from the last 3 months:
1
Oxford Primary Dictionary
This is perfect dictionary for confident young writers and common dictionary readers, which is provided at a discounted cost of half-price, here at Laburnum House... You couldn’t get any better if you tried.
The Oxford Primary Dictionary ...
- Book Cover : Hardback
2
Oxford School Dictionary Paperback
The forever reliable Oxford School Dictionary is now newly available in a two-colour paperback edition, which includes all the text from the bestselling hardback, and more. Each entry contains clear definitions, numbered meanings, word classes, ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
3
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
4
The Piano At The Station
Lacey's smart tongue and quick temper are constantly getting her confined to isolation at school. But there’s a lot more to her that most people never see, and when Lacey gets sent to lunch-time music lessons to keep her out of trouble, she ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.2
- Points Value : 2.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
5
Drowning In My Bedroom
The terrifying impact of global warming on vulnerable lives is laid bare in this gripping tale of survival from internationally bestselling author Steve Cole.
Gayla is trapped when floodwater pours into her bedroom in a residential centre for kids...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.1
- Points Value : 2.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
6
Leila And The Blue Fox
She was very tired.
She lay down, her soft head on her soft paws.
The sunset licked her face.
The snow covered her like a blanket.
Fox wakes, and begins to walk. She crosses ice and snow, over mountains and across frozen oceans, encountering ...
- ATOS Book Level : 5.2
- Points Value : 5.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
7
Angel Of Grasmere
Tarn grapples with the loss of her brother at Dunkirk as she faces the threat of Nazi invasion in the Cumbrian countryside in this gripping wartime tale from Tom Palmer.
July 1940 – as Tarn struggles to come to terms with the loss of her beloved...
- ATOS Book Level : 5.0
- Points Value : 4.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
8
Voyage Of The Sparrowhawk
In the aftermath of World War One, everyone is trying to rebuild their lives. If Ben is to avoid being sent back to the orphanage, he needs to find his brother Sam, wounded in action and is now missing. Lotti's horrible aunt and uncle want to send ...
- ATOS Book Level : 5.6
- Points Value : 9.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
9
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
10
Back Of The Net
Facing up to fears of bullying, Eva finds the courage to take to the field in this heartwarming tale from acclaimed author Eve Ainsworth.
Eva’s football skills make her stand out while playing at break-time at school, so her friends can’t ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.2
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
11
The Island At The Edge Of Night
Abandoned at a boarding school on a bleak and remote Scottish island, Faye discovers that she and the other pupils have been sent there for doing something wicked. But what is it that Faye has done?
She might be bold enough to explore the ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.7
- Points Value : 9.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
12
Northern Soul
Marv’s fourteen and his life is simple. There’s football. And his best mate, Jimmy. Perfect.
Nothing else matters until a new girl at school called Carly crashes into his life. For Marv, it’s love at first sight, his emotions flipped upside ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.1
- Points Value : 2.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
13
The Sad Ghost Club 3: Find Your Kindred Spirits
A heart-warming series about friendship, compassion and finding your kindred spirits.
When one sad ghost, alone at a crowded party, spies another sad ghost across the room, what happens next changes everything. Because that night, they leave the ...
- ATOS Book Level : 2.5
- Points Value : 0.5
- Book Cover : Paperback
This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children
14
Call Of The Titanic
Young cabin steward, Sid, is proud to be working on the Titanic, the greatest stream liner ever built.
Clara dreams of adventure at sea, and discovers it the hard way as a stowaway on a much smaller ship, the Carpathia.
Here, she meets a ...
- ATOS Book Level : 5.6
- Points Value : 9.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
15
The Kill Factor
Fifty contestants. Five mental and physical challenges. One winner.
In a near-future where a virtual currency of digital content fuels a fame-hungry society, a brand-new experiment that combines social media and reality TV has been greenlit.
...
- ATOS Book Level : 5.8
- Points Value : 13.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children
16
Code Name Kingfisher
When Liv finds a secret box from her grandmother’s childhood she uncovers an extraordinary war-time story of bravery, betrayal and daring defiance. A story that will change Liv and her family forever…
Holland, 1942. The world is at war and as...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.2
- Points Value : 10.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
17
Which Way Round The Galaxy
There is no Magic here on Earth. At least, that's what you've been told... But in an ordinary-looking house in an ordinary-looking village, live a group of children who have just uncovered a secret.
A tiny and helpless Magical Creature lost far ...
- ATOS Book Level : 7.0
- Points Value : 11.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
18
Fazbear Frights: Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 4
Some things must be learned the hard way . . . Reed sees an opportunity to teach the school bully not to mess with him, but ends up mangling the lesson. Robert, an exhausted single father, gets a crash course in parenting when he buys a fancy new ...
- ATOS Book Level : 2.8
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children
19
I Survived: The Battle Of D-Day, 1944
Paul Colbert’s French village has been under Nazi control for years. His Jewish best friend has disappeared. Food is scarce. And there doesn’t seem to be anything Paul can do to make things better.
Then Paul finds an American paratrooper stuck ...
- ATOS Book Level : 3.1
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
20
Leah Williamson: You Have The Power
In the summer of 2022 Leah led the Lionesses to victory in the European Championships – now she wants to show kids that they can achieve anything they put your mind to, both on and off the pitch, no matter what other people say.
This positive ...
- ATOS Book Level : 6.0
- Points Value : 3.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
21
Cross My Heart And Never Lie
Tuva is starting seventh grade, and her checklist of goals includes: writing a diary, getting a cool look, building the best fort in the woods with her BFFs, and sharing EVERYTHING with her best friends. But when she starts school, nothing is how she...
- ATOS Book Level : 3.2
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children
22
I Spy: A Bletchley Park Mystery
Twelve-year-old Robyn has grown up in Bletchley Park, where her father works as a driver. When she's not at school, there's nothing she likes more than helping her dad in the garages.
Then the war begins and everything at Bletchley changes.
...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.9
- Points Value : 9.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
23
Too Nice
Abby struggles with feelings of anxiety about school during a period of family upheaval in this sensitive and touching story from Sally Nicholls. Reading Age 8+ Interest Age 11+
Abby is used to it being just her and her dad at home, but now her ...
- ATOS Book Level : 3.2
- Points Value : 2.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
24
Robot Girl
A futuristic drama full of suspense from the UK Children's Laureate 2013-2015. Claire is keen to find out what her dad has been working on in his lab. He's been really excited about it and Claire knows it must be something that will make him even ...
- ATOS Book Level : 3.7
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
25
D-Day Dog
Jack can't wait for the school trip to the D-Day landing beaches. It's his chance to learn more about the war heroes he has always admired brave men like his dad, who is a Reserve soldier.
But when his dad is called up to action and things at home...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.2
- Points Value : 3.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
26
Marie-Antoinette Katoto (Football Rising Stars)
Marie-Antoinette Katoto is one of the best finishers in football. A shy character off the pitch, but an unstoppable force on it, she’s a striker that most defences fear. Raised in Paris, the record-breaking goalscorer is still only at the beginning...
- ATOS Book Level : 6.8
- Points Value : 2.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
27
The Letter With The Golden Stamp
Deep in the heart of Swansea, Wales, lives a small girl with some big secrets to keep. Secrets that make her one of the best actresses on the planet - because no-one would ever think that, away from school, Audrey is the sole carer for her ...
- ATOS Book Level : 5.3
- Points Value : 9.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
28
Wings: Spitfire
Greg is only happy when he's active – on the pitch or on his phone, it doesn't matter. But as soon as training's over or his host parent Steve takes the phone away, he's on edge. Steve suggests that Greg do something quiet with him, like making one...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.7
- Points Value : 2.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
29
AdelAIDE
Freya desperately wants to be a famous influencer, like her former best friend, Hye-jin, but no matter what she does, her posts flop. Until Freya’s stepdad arrives home with AdelAIDE, a home-assistant robot.
It quickly becomes clear that ...
- ATOS Book Level : 5.1
- Points Value : 3.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children
30
Xanthe And The Ruby Crown
Xanthe loves visiting her gran in her flat with its rooftop garden.
But Nani is becoming forgetful – and Xanthe wishes she could help her, if only she knew how.
A mysterious cat shows her a way. It leads Xanthe to clues about Nani's ...
- ATOS Book Level : 5.2
- Points Value : 7.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
31
Getting Away With Murder
Walking disaster Saffron and her perfectionist twin sister Georgia have only one thing in common-they are both obsessed with battle royale video game Sole Survivor.
While working at a brand new, high tech escape room complex, Saffron poses a ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.6
- Points Value : 11.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children
32
Which Way To Anywhere
There is no Magic here on Earth. At least, that's what you've been told . . . But in an ordinary-looking house in an ordinary-looking village, live a group of children who are about to uncover a secret.
When 11-year-old K2 O'Hero discovers he has ...
- ATOS Book Level : 6.4
- Points Value : 11.0
33
Soon
Soon is the 4th powerfully moving addition to Morris Gleitzman's bestselling Second World War series about Felix and Zelda.
The war has officially ended, but the streets are still a battleground - for food, for shelter, for protection. Felix is ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.1
- Points Value : 5.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children
34
Kerb Stain Boys
A sharp, witty and heartfelt tale of the ups and downs of teenage life from multi-award-winning Alex Wheatle.
Life on the Crongton estate can be rough for Briggy. Dad's lost his job, Mum's working so hard to make ends meet, and big brother ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.0
- Points Value : 3.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children
35
Fazbear Frights: Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 3
Pete lashes out at his younger brother in the wake of his parents' divorce, falling prey to a gruesome curse. Years of frustration with his family culminate in a loathsome vacation for Bob, who plots a sinister prank to frighten his wife and kids. ...
- ATOS Book Level : 2.7
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children
36
Paper Dragons: The Fight For The Hidden Realm
Twelve-year-old Zhi Ging has always been an outcast. Until she receives an invitation to Hok Woh, an underwater school that offers her the chance to become immortal, and to finally belong.
There, she battles in hair-raising boat races, meets ...
- ATOS Book Level : 6.5
- Points Value : 13.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
37
My Name Is Sunshine Simpson
Sunshine Simpson's larger-than-life Grandad is always telling her to get out and find her own adventures, but unfortunately BAD LUCK has a habit of coming her way.
Her new friend Evie is fast becoming a FRENEMY, her home haircut is a DISASTER, and...
- ATOS Book Level : 5.5
- Points Value : 8.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
38
Survival In Space
April 1970: Apollo 13 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It should have been the third manned Apollo mission to land on the moon. But when an explosion on board damaged the spacecraft, it became a perilous and near-impossible ...
- ATOS Book Level : 6.6
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
39
Global
Yuki lives in an increasingly deserted Inuit township in Nova Scotia. One day she sets out into the wilderness of the Arctic tundra planning to photograph a rare grolar bear (a terrifying grizzly-polar crossbreed created by climate change) - if she ...
- ATOS Book Level : 2.8
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
40
A Sudden Storm
An innocent night out to celebrate a sixteenth birthday turns to tragedy in this powerful story of racial intolerance from award-winning author Bali Rai.
It’s Arjan’s sixteenth birthday and he’s celebrating with his mates – going to see a ...
- ATOS Book Level : 3.4
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children
