Boffin Boy and the Wizard of Edo

During the holidays, Will and his big brother Marty are packed off to the library, the home of the dreaded librarian Spud Murphy, who uses a spud gun on kids who put a foot wrong. Eventually, Will and Marty discover a love of books and that Mrs Murphy isn't so bad after all. Ages 8+.

In the deadly chaos of the First World War, one horse witnesses the reality of battle from both sides of the trenches.

From a master storyteller and former Children's Laureate comes a moving story of a group of musicians who survived the Holocaust using the only weapon they had.

The thrilling book that has inspired the new 2019 CBBC series, The Demon Headmaster. Something strange is going on at Lizzie's school. Suddenly everyone's brilliant at something. Where have these amazing skills come from? It's as though the pupils have no power over their own actions. Could this be to do with the mysterious new headmaster?

Aged thirteen, Anne Frank went into hiding with her family to escape from the Nazis. Unable to go outside, she poured her thoughts and feelings into her diary, which is now famous all over the world. Written with the expert advice of Eva Schloss, concentration camp survivor and stepsister of Anne Frank.