When Ella and Ari start at St Hilda’s secondary school, they both feel alone. But after a chance meeting at auditions for the choir, they become friends.

When they discover that not only are they both adopted, they’re actually sisters, their worlds are turned upside down. While Ari is excited, Ella doesn’t know how to respond, and the differences between Ari’s laid-back dads and Ella’s old-fashioned Mum only adds to the tension.

Then Ella’s faced with the challenge of her Grandma’s sudden illness, and when she leans on Ari in her time of need, the two families decide to try and make the relationship work, finding harmony together despite their differences.

From social media superstar, and Sunday Times bestselling author and gardener, Jamie Walton, this charming picture book uses plant friendships to show how cooperation, kindness and growing together help everyone.

From cheery sunflowers and shy little carrots to brave (but smelly) onions, each plant has its own strengths that help the vegetable garden thrive.

But when Squish the squash plant sprouts and can’t stop growing, the garden faces new challenges: can she find the right friends to help her fit in? And when sneaky beetles creep into the patch, munching leaves and causing trouble, will the helpful herbs come to the rescue?

With teamwork, understanding and a little bit of magic from Mari the Marigold, the plant friends discover that everyone has a role to play and that plants, like people, need friends to be able to grow!

Plants Need Friends Too! is a heartwarming adventure with companion planting techniques at its core.

Complete with wonderfully whimsical illustrations by Rose Gerrard, this book teaches lessons from nature and shows that being a good friend – just like a good companion plant – means helping others.

*NEW YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR*
*Read it before you see it: Heartstopper Forever movie coming July 17 from Netflix*
*HEARTSTOPPER: fastest ever selling graphic novel*
*Winner of Best Book I Wish I Could Read Again For The First Time – TikTok Book Awards*

Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. The final installment in the bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel series about life, love, and everything that happens in between.

Angel finds school hard.

She talks back to teachers, she storms out of lessons, and she’s had more detentions than any other Year 8 student…ever. But really, Angel wants to be good. She wants to fit in, she wants to make friends, and she even wants to win the school baking contest.

But it’s hard to be good when everyone expects the worst. And with her mum not well enough to look after her, and Angel making more and more bad choices, she’s starting to run out of chances…

Praise for Kimberly Whittam:

“I loved the book, and the quiet strong hero will really appeal to children about to start Year 7.” Cressida Cowell, author of How to Train Your Dragon
“A tender 10+ novel about the challenges of shyness in the bold world of school.” The Guardian
“A captivating story about shyness and strength, reassuring and empowering.” Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs
“Kimberly has captured exactly how I felt at that age. I’m so happy for all those quiet children who will finally feel more powerful and see their place in the world.” Clare Weze, author of The Lightning Catcher

Ayesha can’t wait for summer camp, it’s going to be the best two weeks ever with her best friend Nikki. But Nikki’s changed over the summer and things don’t feel the same between them. When Ayesha overhears Nikki telling their roommates she’s immature, Ayesha is embarrassed and wishes her life could be different.

The next day Ayesha realizes everything she wishes for is coming true. Lie-in in the morning? Tick! Pizza for lunch? Tick! Nikki to be her best friend? Tick! Suddenly Nikki’s hanging out with her again, and then Ayesha wishes for Nikki to get a part in the camp’s musical, and now she’s playing the lead role.

But their friendship still isn’t the same. Ayesha thinks she needs a part in the musical too, so she makes another wish, even if her actions have taken a role in the musical from someone else who would really love it. She’s got everything she’s ever wished for, but will her wishes really make her happy? This summer isn’t turning out to be everything she hoped for…

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Welcome to the joyous world of Mina and best friends Reema and Mobeen. Bursting with friendship, family and fun adventures – and perfect for reluctant readers!

‘Highly entertaining!’ – Guardian
“Funny, heartwarming and ideal for independent junior readers” – Booktrust
‘Pitch perfect’ – Bookseller

Mina, Reema and Mobeen can’t wait to go on their school trip, an overnight stay at Shiremoor Oaks Adventure Centre … until somebody spooks them with stories about Bertie Blackteeth: who haunts the woods, who sharpens her toenails with twigs, who is waiting to skewer her next unfortunate victim all over with cheese-and-onion crisps!

With Bertie Blackteeth lurking and the school bully seeming to have become the teacher’s pet – this trip will test their friendship, courage and love of potato chips to the limit.

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Welcome to the joyous world of Mina and best friends Reema and Mobeen!

‘Islam’s story is pitch-perfect on friendship and the chaos and excitement of a school trip, while offering Muslim representation in the young middle-grade space.’ – Top 10 Highlights, Bookseller Children’s Previews

Mina and her friends have just finished their primary school exams, and it’s finally time to CELEBRATE. Miss Khan has promised the Year 6 children at Western Primary a week of games, parties and snacks. But everything comes to a crashing halt when Mr Aku gets THAT phone call:

A SCHOOL INSPECTION!

Gone are the plans for a fun week, the kids all have to be on their best behaviour and if everything goes well, Year 6 will get to go on a trip to the new circus in town!

Mina and her best friends Mobeen and Reema are chosen to show the inspectors around, and everything seems to be going REALLY WELL! Until a pet tarantula goes missing …

Perfect for readers of LITTLE BADMAN and DIARY OF A WIMPY KID!

Packed with beautiful full-colour illustrations and a delightful story about best friends, Cat and Dumpling.

Cat and Dumpling are best friends, but they’re very different. Cat is an impulsive dreamer who loves to knit, and Dumpling is a cautious planner who loves gardening. In these chapter books for early readers, the pair’s far-fetched schemes and conflicting ideas wreak warm-hearted slapstick havoc—but always with a happy ending and a reminder that despite their differences, Cat and Dumpling will always be the very best of friends.

In Home Sweet Home, Cat and Dumpling meet for the very first time. They’re both searching for the perfect home and have very different needs. Eventually, they stumble across the perfect place—the only problem is, they both want the same flat! Can the pair survive as flatmates, or will their differences be too much to overcome?

Look out for the next book in the series: Cat and Dumpling: The Talent Show.

The second book in a charming new series by author Nicola Kent. Packed with beautiful full-colour illustrations and a delightful story about best friends, Cat and Dumpling.

Cat and Dumpling are best friends, but they’re very different. Cat is an impulsive dreamer who loves to knit, and Dumpling is a cautious planner who loves gardening. In these chapter books for early readers the pair’s far-fetched schemes and conflicting ideas wreak warm-hearted slapstick havoc, but always with a happy ending and a reassertion that despite their differences Cat and Dumpling will always be the very best of friends.

In The Talent Show, Cat and Dumpling are having a Quiet Day in the garden. It’s the ideal day for Dumpling, but Cat wants to do something exciting. Signing up for the talent show seems like the perfect solution, until Cat learns that Dumpling doesn’t want to join her. Even worse, Dumpling starts to feel left out, and after a squabble, the two become rivals in the talent show. How can they possibly remain friends now?

Look out for the first book in the series: Cat and Dumpling: Home Sweet Home.