Top 40 Bestseller Book Chart

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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Every Word A Lie

Two friends, Amy and Stan, plan revenge on their prankster friend Hollie by catfishing her as her crush. They only mean to do it for a day or two - but then Hollie ends up dead. As the catfish continues to strike others, Amy needs to find out: ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.9
Points Value : 10.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

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

Bellingham

Hailing from a footballing family, Jude Bellingham started his football career as an under-8 at Birmingham City before going on to make history as the club's youngest ever first-team player when he made his senior debut at the age of 16. His natural ...

ATOS Book Level : 6.1
Points Value : 4.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

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

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

Keeper

New boy Shane Logan has a temper, but he’s also a talented goalie. When Peter and his friends invite Shane to join their football team, he delivers a star performance in the first match. But Shane’s not the only one who makes an impression. ...

ATOS Book Level : 3.7
Points Value : 1
Book Cover : Paperback

Fazbear Frights: Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 2

Oscar, ever the miniature grown-up his mom needs him to be, decides to take something he wants . . . even though he knows it's wrong. Stanley is newly dumped, stuck in a dead-end job for a mysterious employer, and unable to connect with anyone. And ...

ATOS Book Level : 3.0
Points Value : 1.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

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

Fazbear Frights: Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 1

What do you wish for most? It's a question that Oswald, Sarah, and Oscar think they know the answer to. Oswald wishes his summer wasn't so boring, Sarah wishes to be beautiful, and Oscar wishes to get his hands on the mechanical toy that's out of ...

ATOS Book Level : 2.8
Points Value : 1.0

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

Unraveller

Welcome to your new fantasy obsession . . . In a world where anyone can create life-destroying curses, only one person has the power to unravel them. Kellen does not fully understand his talent, but uses it to help those who have been cursed, ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.8
Points Value : 21.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Boy Like Me

It's 1994 and thanks to Section 28, there can be no mention of gay relationships in UK schools. When a kind librarian leads Jamie to a disguised novel in the library that reflects his own confused feelings towards boys, Jamie sees that he's not the ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.9
Points Value : 11.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

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

The Bone Spindle

Filore, a treasure hunter with a knack for riddles, is busy running from her own deadly curse, when she pricks her finger on a spindle. Bound to the sleeping prince Briar Rose with the spindle's magic - and chosen as the only person who can wake him ...

ATOS Book Level : 6.2
Points Value : 17.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Odegaard

As the son of a former footballer, Martin Ødegaard spent his early years at local Norwegian sports club Drammen Strong and, at the age of 10, joined the youth division at Strømsgodset where he trained with older players. By the age of 15, Ødegaard...

ATOS Book Level : 6.2
Points Value : 4.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Chloe Kelly (Tales From The Pitch)

Fast, skilful and resilient - Chloe Kelly has set the football world alight with her dazzling trickery to become one of the most exciting forwards in the women’s game. But from taking two hours on the train to get to training as a young ...

ATOS Book Level : 6.5
Points Value : 3.0
Book Cover : Paperback

VI Spy: The Girl With The Golden Gran

Vi has tried to save the Earth before … and failed. Now, her world faces a terrible threat: her Gran is seriously ill. Time is not on their side. And with the world's number one enemy laughing at them from space, Vi and her family blast off...

ATOS Book Level : 5.0
Points Value : 8.0
Book Cover : Paperback