Book of the month archive

Was Scarlett’s dad really a master jewel thief? Was he a spy? A cardboard box full of clues might just provide the answers.

Three children take on the running of a secluded Cornish guest-house and soon find themselves in danger in this contemporary adventure story bursting with exuberance and energy.

A new Ice Age is coming and Mica and her tribe, the stonemen, will struggle to survive the winter. Then Mica hears strange voices calling in the dark...

In the early hours of 11 November 1918, the agreement to end World War I is finally sealed, and the lives of three young men collide as they fight to survive the final hours of the conflict.

Georges is having a miserable time at school and at home - until eccentric neighbour Safer recruits him to join his Spy Club and he is drawn into an investigation of the mysterious Mr X.

The first children's book from comedian Catherine Wilkins is told from the point of view of 11-year-old Jessica, whose best friend Natalie may have just become her worst enemy.

Matilda's cat watches with disdain as his mistress plays with wool, climbs into boxes and dons a funky hat. But there is one thing that Matilda's cat likes very much indeed.

This sensitively-written story with a touch of time-travel magic has a flavour of classic children's books such as The Secret Garden and Tom's Midnight Garden.

When Nina's mother Miranda mysteriously disappears, and her father sets out in search of her, Nina goes to stay with her eccentric aunts, who run Second Hand Rose: a charity shop packed with vintage clothes and intriguing bric-a-brac.

Kieran Larwood won The Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition 2011 for this lively Victorian adventure story.

Barney Willow doesn’t think life could get much worse: his parents are divorced, he hates his new school...

Imagine travelling on a boat with a polar bear as your captain.

A wonderful story based on a traditional tale from the African Bushmen

A visually stunning version of the classic tale

A black dog appears outside the Hope family's home

Full of mischievous fun, wonderful language and fantastic characters, this hilarious story about the anarchic troll world will have you snorting with laughter