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Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths

Eleven-year-old Danny Chung loves drawing more than anything ...

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I Like Trains

I like trains. I like playing with my train. I like putting ...

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My Big Mouth

‘They think I’m cool.’
Dom’s face wrinkled up, ‘Who does? Who ...

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The Comet

When Nyla has to leave her home in the countryside to start ...

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Twitch

From the internationally bestselling author of Beetle Boy an ...

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Jabari Tries

The endearing father-child dynamic of Jabari Jumps is re ...

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Where do you go, Birdy Jones?

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Please, Mr Magic Fish!

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Ride the Wind

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Between Tick and Tock

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Runaway Robot

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How the Stars Came to Be

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